#599EB3#599EB3
#599EB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.076 H 219.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #599EB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 158, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.51, -15.96, -17.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.51, 23.78, 227.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.19% -0.0587 -0.0488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.19% 0.076 219.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4803, 29.8302, 47.1068) |
| Luminance | 0.2983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.25
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.61
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.18
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.49
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#599EB3 #B36E59
analogous
#59B39B #599EB3 #5971B3
triadic
#599EB3 #B3599E #9EB359
tetradic
#599EB3 #9B59B3 #B36E59 #71B359
square
#599EB3 #9B59B3 #B36E59 #71B359
split-complementary
#599EB3 #B35971 #B39B59
monochromatic
#2E5764 #417C8E #599EB3 #83B7C6 #ADCFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#599EB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#599EB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #599EB3
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##599EB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##599EB3 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919AB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8390B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#25A5A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #599eb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 158, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.076 219.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ebac9',
500: '#599eb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #599eb3; $custom-light: #8ebac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#599eb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 158,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194,
"s": 37.19,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66185,
"c": 0.0763,
"h": 219.7
},
"luminance": 0.29832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#599EB3
secondary
#C7A9A0
accent
#755BCD
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1113
muted
#7E8082