#59A6EE#59A6EE
#59A6EE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.131 H 248.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A6EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 166, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 81%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 63%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 30.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.19, -2.18, -43.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.19, 43.22, 267.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.68% -0.0474 -0.1219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.68% 0.131 248.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1830, 35.5661, 85.9885) |
| Luminance | 0.3557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.89
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.96
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.83
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 6.94
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.44
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A6EE #EEA159
analogous
#59EEEB #59A6EE #595CEE
triadic
#59A6EE #EE59A6 #A6EE59
tetradic
#59A6EE #EB59EE #EEA159 #5CEE59
square
#59A6EE #EB59EE #EEA159 #5CEE59
split-complementary
#59A6EE #EE595C #EEEB59
monochromatic
#1369BA #2188E8 #59A6EE #91C4F4 #C8E2F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#59A6EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#59A6EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59A6EE
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A6EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A6EE | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87A9F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#739AED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a6ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 166, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.131 248.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95c0f4',
500: '#59a6ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a6ee; $custom-light: #95c0f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a6ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 166,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 208.993,
"s": 81.421,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70677,
"c": 0.13077,
"h": 248.7
},
"luminance": 0.35569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A6EE
secondary
#EBD1B7
accent
#6F08DE
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1217
muted
#7E8185