#59A3E9#59A3E9
#59A3E9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.127 H 248.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A3E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 163, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 30%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.12, -2.11, -42.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.12, 42.15, 267.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.76% -0.0458 -0.1188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.76% 0.127 248.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9196, 34.1984, 81.9938) |
| Luminance | 0.3420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.45
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.11
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.23
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.56
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.81
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A3E9 #E99F59
analogous
#59E9E7 #59A3E9 #595BE9
triadic
#59A3E9 #E959A3 #A3E959
tetradic
#59A3E9 #E759E9 #E99F59 #5BE959
square
#59A3E9 #E759E9 #E99F59 #5BE959
split-complementary
#59A3E9 #E9595B #E9E759
monochromatic
#1766B0 #2385E2 #59A3E9 #8FC1F0 #C5DFF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#59A3E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#59A3E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59A3E9
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A3E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A3E9 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85A6EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7198E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a3e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 163, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.127 248.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94bef0',
500: '#59a3e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a3e9; $custom-light: #94bef0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a3e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 163,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.167,
"s": 76.596,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69763,
"c": 0.12731,
"h": 248.9
},
"luminance": 0.34201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A3E9
secondary
#E9CEB5
accent
#700DD9
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184