#59839B#59839B
#59839B is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.059 H 234.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59839B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 131, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 27%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 43%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.64, -7.95, -17.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.64, 19.13, 245.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.85% -0.0346 -0.048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.85% 0.059 234.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1505, 20.7218, 34.0473) |
| Luminance | 0.2072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 3.02
Steel Blue (survey)
#5A7D9A
ΔE00 3.84
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 4.10
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 4.21
Slate Blue (survey)
#5B7C99
ΔE00 4.40
Stormy Blue
#507B9C
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59839B #9B7159
analogous
#599B92 #59839B #59629B
triadic
#59839B #9B5983 #839B59
tetradic
#59839B #92599B #9B7159 #629B59
square
#59839B #92599B #9B7159 #629B59
split-complementary
#59839B #9B5962 #9B9259
monochromatic
#2C414D #436274 #59839B #7DA0B4 #A4BCCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#59839B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#59839B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #59839B
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59839B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59839B | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78829C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E7A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F898B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59839b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 131, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.059 234.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ba7b8',
500: '#59839b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59839b; $custom-light: #8ba7b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59839b",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 131,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.818,
"s": 27.049,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58848,
"c": 0.05923,
"h": 234.2
},
"luminance": 0.20723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59839B
secondary
#B8A397
accent
#8764C3
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#F0F4F6
border
#CBCED0
text
#0C0F11
muted
#7D7F80