#59ABCB#59ABCB

#59ABCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.092 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59ABCB
RGB	rgb(89, 171, 203)
HSL	hsl(197, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(197, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.18, -15.86, -23.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.18, 28.68, 236.43°)
OKLab	oklab(70.2% -0.0643 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(70.2% 0.093 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.4581, 35.5588, 61.7995)
Luminance	0.3556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59ABCB #CB7959

analogous

#59CBB2 #59ABCB #5972CB

triadic

#59ABCB #CB59AB #ABCB59

tetradic

#59ABCB #B259CB #CB7959 #72CB59

square

#59ABCB #B259CB #CB7959 #72CB59

split-complementary

#59ABCB #CB5972 #CBB259

monochromatic

#286881 #378EB0 #59ABCB #88C3DA #B6DAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59

#59ABCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.11

#59ABCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #59ABCB

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59ABCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##59ABCB	1.00	2.59	8.11	8.11
#FFFFFF	2.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AA8CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#899CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B5B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59abcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 171, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.092 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#91c4db',
    500: '#59abcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59abcb;
$custom-light: #91c4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59abcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.842,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.702,
    "c": 0.0925,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.35561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59ABCB

secondary

#D7B6A9

accent

#744CDC

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F2F8FA

border

#CCD1D3

text

#0D1215

muted

#7E8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #59ABCB

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

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