#599CB5#599CB5

#599CB5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.078 H 224.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#599CB5
RGB	rgb(89, 156, 181)
HSL	hsl(196, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(196, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.99, -14.31, -19.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.99, 24.22, 233.80°)
OKLab	oklab(65.79% -0.0555 -0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(65.79% 0.078 224.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3457, 29.2350, 48.0671)
Luminance	0.2924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#599CB5 #B57259

analogous

#59B5A0 #599CB5 #596EB5

triadic

#599CB5 #B5599C #9CB559

tetradic

#599CB5 #A059B5 #B57259 #6EB559

square

#599CB5 #A059B5 #B57259 #6EB559

split-complementary

#599CB5 #B5596E #B5A059

monochromatic

#2E5766 #407B90 #599CB5 #83B5C8 #AECEDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.07

#599CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.85

#599CB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #599CB5

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##599CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##599CB5	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)

#8E99B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#808FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24A4A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #599cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 156, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.078 224.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eb9cb',
    500: '#599cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #599cb5;
$custom-light: #8eb9cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#599cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.304,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65794,
    "c": 0.07757,
    "h": 224.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.29237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#599CB5

secondary

#C9ACA1

accent

#795ACE

background

#F9FBFC

surface

#F1F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0D1113

muted

#7E8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #599CB5

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

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