#599BBD#599BBD
#599BBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.084 H 232.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #599BBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 155, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.9%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.99, -11.40, -24.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.99, 26.61, 244.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.9% -0.0514 -0.0669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.9% 0.084 232.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0231, 29.2385, 52.4592) |
| Luminance | 0.2924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.33
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.10
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 8.24
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 8.58
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.69
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#599BBD #BD7B59
analogous
#59BDAD #599BBD #5969BD
triadic
#599BBD #BD599B #9BBD59
tetradic
#599BBD #AD59BD #BD7B59 #69BD59
square
#599BBD #AD59BD #BD7B59 #69BD59
split-complementary
#599BBD #BD5969 #BDAD59
monochromatic
#2C596F #3E7B9B #599BBD #85B5CE #B1D0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#599BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#599BBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #599BBD
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##599BBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##599BBD | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A99BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8EBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#18A4A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #599bbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 155, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.084 232.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fb8d1',
500: '#599bbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #599bbd; $custom-light: #8fb8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#599bbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 155,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200.4,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65895,
"c": 0.08433,
"h": 232.5
},
"luminance": 0.29241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#599BBD
secondary
#CEB2A4
accent
#8055D3
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1114
muted
#7E8082