#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
RGBrgb(89, 155, 189)
HSLhsl(200, 43%, 55%)
HSVhsv(200, 53%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(52.9%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(60.99, -11.40, -24.05)
CIE-LCHlch(60.99, 26.61, 244.63°)
OKLaboklab(65.9% -0.0514 -0.0669)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.084 232.5)
XYZxyz(25.0231, 29.2385, 52.4592)
Luminance0.2924 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##599BBD1.003.076.856.85
#FFFFFF3.071.0021.0021.00
#0000006.8521.001.001.00
##0000006.8521.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #599BBD

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#599BBD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva