#59AAFF#59AAFF
#59AAFF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.148 H 251.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59AAFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 170, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 100%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 65%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.09, 1.11, -49.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.09, 49.45, 271.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.43% -0.0468 -0.1401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.43% 0.148 251.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5379, 38.0896, 100.0148) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 4.84
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.23
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.58
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.57
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.71
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59AAFF #FFAE59
analogous
#59FDFF #59AAFF #5B59FF
triadic
#59AAFF #FF59AA #AAFF59
tetradic
#59AAFF #FF59FD #FFAE59 #59FF5B
square
#59AAFF #FF59FD #FFAE59 #59FF5B
split-complementary
#59AAFF #FF5B59 #FDFF59
monochromatic
#006CDE #1C8BFF #59AAFF #96C9FF #D3E9FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#59AAFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#59AAFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59AAFF
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59AAFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59AAFF | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85AFFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E9FFD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59aaff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 170, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.148 251.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97c2ff',
500: '#59aaff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59aaff; $custom-light: #97c2ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59aaff",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 170,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.723,
"s": 100,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72427,
"c": 0.1477,
"h": 251.5
},
"luminance": 0.38093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59AAFF
secondary
#F4DBC0
accent
#7600E6
background
#FAFBFF
surface
#F3F7FF
border
#CDD0D7
text
#0F1218
muted
#7F8186