#59ABBD#59ABBD

#59ABBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.084 H 213.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59ABBD
RGB	rgb(89, 171, 189)
HSL	hsl(191, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(191, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.69, -19.95, -16.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.69, 26.13, 220.25°)
OKLab	oklab(69.64% -0.0698 -0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(69.64% 0.084 213.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.8645, 34.9213, 53.4063)
Luminance	0.3492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59ABBD #BD6B59

analogous

#59BD9D #59ABBD #5979BD

triadic

#59ABBD #BD59AB #ABBD59

tetradic

#59ABBD #9D59BD #BD6B59 #79BD59

square

#59ABBD #9D59BD #BD6B59 #79BD59

split-complementary

#59ABBD #BD5979 #BD9D59

monochromatic

#2C636F #3E8A9B #59ABBD #85C1CE #B1D7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.63

#59ABBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.98

#59ABBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #59ABBD

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59ABBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##59ABBD	1.00	2.63	7.98	7.98
#FFFFFF	2.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EA6BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E9BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0BB2B0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A0A0A0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59abbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 171, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.084 213.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90c4d0',
    500: '#59abbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59abbd;
$custom-light: #90c4d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59abbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.8,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69641,
    "c": 0.08396,
    "h": 213.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.34924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59ABBD

secondary

#CEABA4

accent

#6C55D3

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1214

muted

#7E8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #59ABBD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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