#59B2CE#59B2CE
#59B2CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.094 H 221.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 178, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -18.66, -22.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 29.06, 230.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.95% -0.0709 -0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.95% 0.094 221.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1764, 38.4179, 64.1530) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.56
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.46
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.33
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.35
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.74
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B2CE #CE7559
analogous
#59CEAF #59B2CE #5977CE
triadic
#59B2CE #CE59B2 #B2CE59
tetradic
#59B2CE #AF59CE #CE7559 #77CE59
square
#59B2CE #AF59CE #CE7559 #77CE59
split-complementary
#59B2CE #CE5977 #CEAF59
monochromatic
#276F85 #3596B5 #59B2CE #88C8DC #B8DEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#59B2CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#59B2CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B2CE
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B2CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B2CE | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1AED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A1CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b2ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 178, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.094 221.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c9dd',
500: '#59b2ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b2ce; $custom-light: #91c9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b2ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 178,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.359,
"s": 54.419,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71949,
"c": 0.09412,
"h": 221.1
},
"luminance": 0.38421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B2CE
secondary
#D9B5AA
accent
#6D4ADE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FB
border
#CCD1D4
text
#0E1315
muted
#7E8283