#59A1E5#59A1E5
#59A1E5 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.124 H 248.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A1E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 161, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 73%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 61%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 29.7%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.38, -2.27, -41.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.38, 41.12, 266.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.12% -0.0449 -0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.12% 0.124 248.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0024, 33.2678, 78.9011) |
| Luminance | 0.3327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.22
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.69
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.83
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.99
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.41
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A1E5 #E59D59
analogous
#59E5E3 #59A1E5 #595BE5
triadic
#59A1E5 #E559A1 #A1E559
tetradic
#59A1E5 #E359E5 #E59D59 #5BE559
square
#59A1E5 #E359E5 #E59D59 #5BE559
split-complementary
#59A1E5 #E5595B #E5E359
monochromatic
#1A64A9 #2483DD #59A1E5 #8EBFED #C3DDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#59A1E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#59A1E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59A1E5
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A1E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A1E5 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A4E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7196E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a1e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 161, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.124 248.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93bced',
500: '#59a1e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a1e5; $custom-light: #93bced; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a1e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 161,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.143,
"s": 72.917,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6912,
"c": 0.12418,
"h": 248.8
},
"luminance": 0.33271
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A1E5
secondary
#E6CCB3
accent
#7010D5
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184