#599DB5#599DB5

#599DB5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.078 H 223.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#599DB5
RGB	rgb(89, 157, 181)
HSL	hsl(196, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(196, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 13.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.28, -14.85, -19.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.28, 24.19, 232.14°)
OKLab	oklab(66.03% -0.0567 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(66.03% 0.078 223)
XYZ	xyz(24.5142, 29.5719, 48.1232)
Luminance	0.2957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#599DB5 #B57159

analogous

#59B59F #599DB5 #596FB5

triadic

#599DB5 #B5599D #9DB559

tetradic

#599DB5 #9F59B5 #B57159 #6FB559

square

#599DB5 #9F59B5 #B57159 #6FB559

split-complementary

#599DB5 #B5596F #B59F59

monochromatic

#2E5766 #407C90 #599DB5 #83B6C8 #AECFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#599DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.91

#599DB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #599DB5

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##599DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##599DB5	1.00	3.04	6.91	6.91
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23A5A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #599db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 157, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.078 223.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ebacb',
    500: '#599db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #599db5;
$custom-light: #8ebacb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#599db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.652,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66029,
    "c": 0.07755,
    "h": 223
  },
  "luminance": 0.29574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#599DB5

secondary

#C9ABA1

accent

#785ACE

background

#F9FBFC

surface

#F1F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0D1113

muted

#7E8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #599DB5

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

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