#59A8DF#59A8DF
#59A8DF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.112 H 241.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A8DF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 168, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 68%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 60%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -8.10, -35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 35.99, 257.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.39% -0.0541 -0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.39% 0.112 241.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4368, 35.4538, 74.9843) |
| Luminance | 0.3546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.78
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.46
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.98
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.74
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.95
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A8DF #DF9059
analogous
#59DFD3 #59A8DF #5965DF
triadic
#59A8DF #DF59A8 #A8DF59
tetradic
#59A8DF #D359DF #DF9059 #65DF59
square
#59A8DF #D359DF #DF9059 #65DF59
split-complementary
#59A8DF #DF5965 #DFD359
monochromatic
#1F6A9F #298DD2 #59A8DF #8CC3E9 #C0DEF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#59A8DF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#59A8DF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59A8DF
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A8DF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A8DF | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA8E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D9BDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a8df; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 168, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.112 241.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93c1e9',
500: '#59a8df',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a8df; $custom-light: #93c1e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a8df",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 168,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.627,
"s": 67.677,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70394,
"c": 0.11229,
"h": 241.2
},
"luminance": 0.35457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A8DF
secondary
#E3C5B1
accent
#6216D0
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184