#59A9CE#59A9CE
#59A9CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.095 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A9CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 169, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 18%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -13.89, -26.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 29.73, 242.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.86% -0.061 -0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.86% 0.095 230.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4441, 34.9533, 63.5755) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.13
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.95
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.62
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.15
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A9CE #CE7E59
analogous
#59CEB8 #59A9CE #596ECE
triadic
#59A9CE #CE59A9 #A9CE59
tetradic
#59A9CE #B859CE #CE7E59 #6ECE59
square
#59A9CE #B859CE #CE7E59 #6ECE59
split-complementary
#59A9CE #CE596E #CEB859
monochromatic
#276885 #358CB5 #59A9CE #88C1DC #B8DAEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#59A9CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#59A9CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59A9CE
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A9CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A9CE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A7D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869ACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a9ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 169, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.095 230.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c2dd',
500: '#59a9ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a9ce; $custom-light: #91c2dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a9ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 169,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.974,
"s": 54.419,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69863,
"c": 0.09531,
"h": 230.2
},
"luminance": 0.34956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A9CE
secondary
#D9B9AA
accent
#794ADE
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F7FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0E1215
muted
#7E8183