#59A5E9#59A5E9
#59A5E9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.126 H 247.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A5E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 165, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 29.2%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.68, -3.24, -41.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.68, 41.34, 265.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.21% -0.0479 -0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.21% 0.126 247.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2775, 34.9142, 82.1131) |
| Luminance | 0.3492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.63
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.32
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.74
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.92
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.23
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A5E9 #E99D59
analogous
#59E9E5 #59A5E9 #595DE9
triadic
#59A5E9 #E959A5 #A5E959
tetradic
#59A5E9 #E559E9 #E99D59 #5DE959
square
#59A5E9 #E559E9 #E99D59 #5DE959
split-complementary
#59A5E9 #E9595D #E9E559
monochromatic
#1768B0 #2388E2 #59A5E9 #8FC2F0 #C5E0F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#59A5E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#59A5E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59A5E9
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A5E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A5E9 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88A7EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7499E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a5e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 165, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.126 247.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94bff0',
500: '#59a5e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a5e9; $custom-light: #94bff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a5e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 165,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.333,
"s": 76.596,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70206,
"c": 0.12568,
"h": 247.6
},
"luminance": 0.34917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A5E9
secondary
#E9CDB5
accent
#6D0DD9
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184