#59ABD8#59ABD8
#59ABD8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.104 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59ABD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 171, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 62%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 59%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.8%, 20.8%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, -11.92, -30.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 32.58, 248.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.76% -0.0596 -0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.76% 0.104 234.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0727, 36.2046, 70.3031) |
| Luminance | 0.3621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.78
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.57
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.60
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.09
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.25
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59ABD8 #D88659
analogous
#59D8C6 #59ABD8 #596CD8
triadic
#59ABD8 #D859AB #ABD859
tetradic
#59ABD8 #C659D8 #D88659 #6CD859
square
#59ABD8 #C659D8 #D88659 #6CD859
split-complementary
#59ABD8 #D8596C #D8C659
monochromatic
#236C94 #2E90C5 #59ABD8 #8BC4E4 #BCDDEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#59ABD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#59ABD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59ABD8
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59ABD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59ABD8 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96AADA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#849CD7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59abd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 171, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.104 234.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92c4e4',
500: '#59abd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59abd8; $custom-light: #92c4e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59abd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 171,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.26,
"s": 61.951,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70757,
"c": 0.10364,
"h": 234.9
},
"luminance": 0.36208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59ABD8
secondary
#DFBFAE
accent
#7C43E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0E1215
muted
#7E8183