#59AFDF#59AFDF
#59AFDF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.109 H 235.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59AFDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 175, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 68%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 60%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 21.5%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, -11.92, -31.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 34.11, 249.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.98% -0.0615 -0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.98% 0.109 235.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7640, 38.1083, 75.4267) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.72
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.68
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.99
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 7.90
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.52
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59AFDF #DF8959
analogous
#59DFCC #59AFDF #596CDF
triadic
#59AFDF #DF59AF #AFDF59
tetradic
#59AFDF #CC59DF #DF8959 #6CDF59
square
#59AFDF #CC59DF #DF8959 #6CDF59
split-complementary
#59AFDF #DF596C #DFCC59
monochromatic
#1F719F #2995D2 #59AFDF #8CC8E9 #C0E0F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#59AFDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#59AFDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59AFDF
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59AFDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59AFDF | 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)
#98AEE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A0DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59afdf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 175, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.109 235.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93c6e9',
500: '#59afdf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59afdf; $custom-light: #93c6e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59afdf",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 175,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.493,
"s": 67.677,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7198,
"c": 0.10856,
"h": 235.5
},
"luminance": 0.38112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59AFDF
secondary
#E3C3B1
accent
#5816D0
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284