#59809E#59809E

#59809E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.064 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59809E
RGB	rgb(89, 128, 158)
HSL	hsl(206, 28%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(206, 44%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 19%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.87, -5.37, -20.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.87, 21.02, 255.20°)
OKLab	oklab(58.28% -0.0296 -0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(58.28% 0.064 242.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0085, 20.0297, 35.2583)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59809E #9E7759

analogous

#599E99 #59809E #595D9E

triadic

#59809E #9E5980 #809E59

tetradic

#59809E #99599E #9E7759 #5D9E59

square

#59809E #99599E #9E7759 #5D9E59

split-complementary

#59809E #9E595D #9E9959

monochromatic

#2D4150 #436077 #59809E #7E9EB6 #A5BBCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#59809E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#59809E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #59809E

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59809E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##59809E	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73809F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A789D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E878A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59809e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 128, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.064 242.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ba4ba',
    500: '#59809e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59809e;
$custom-light: #8ba4ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59809e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.087,
    "s": 27.935,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58275,
    "c": 0.06362,
    "h": 242.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59809E

secondary

#BAA799

accent

#8E64C4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C0F11

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #59809E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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