#59A8BB#59A8BB
#59A8BB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.082 H 215.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A8BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 168, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 10.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.74, -18.95, -17.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.74, 25.61, 222.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.86% -0.0671 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.86% 0.082 215.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0886, 33.7146, 52.0841) |
| Luminance | 0.3372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.58
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.66
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.12
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.91
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.14
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A8BB #BB6C59
analogous
#59BB9D #59A8BB #5977BB
triadic
#59A8BB #BB59A8 #A8BB59
tetradic
#59A8BB #9D59BB #BB6C59 #77BB59
square
#59A8BB #9D59BB #BB6C59 #77BB59
split-complementary
#59A8BB #BB5977 #BB9D59
monochromatic
#2D606D #3E8798 #59A8BB #84BFCD #B0D6DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#59A8BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#59A8BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59A8BB
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A8BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A8BB | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA3BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C98BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13AFAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a8bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 168, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.082 215.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc2cf',
500: '#59a8bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a8bb; $custom-light: #8fc2cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a8bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 168,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.633,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68856,
"c": 0.08231,
"h": 215.3
},
"luminance": 0.33717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A8BB
secondary
#CDABA3
accent
#6E56D2
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182