#59B3E4#59B3E4
#59B3E4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.112 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B3E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 179, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 72%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 21.5%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, -12.52, -32.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 34.94, 249.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% -0.064 -0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.112 235) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2382, 39.9621, 79.2929) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.79
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.01
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.33
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.99
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.76
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B3E4 #E48A59
analogous
#59E4D0 #59B3E4 #596EE4
triadic
#59B3E4 #E459B3 #B3E459
tetradic
#59B3E4 #D059E4 #E48A59 #6EE459
square
#59B3E4 #D059E4 #E48A59 #6EE459
split-complementary
#59B3E4 #E4596E #E4D059
monochromatic
#1B76A7 #249BDB #59B3E4 #8ECBED #C2E3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#59B3E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#59B3E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B3E4
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B3E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B3E4 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB2E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A3E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b3e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 179, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.112 235.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94c9ec',
500: '#59b3e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b3e4; $custom-light: #94c9ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b3e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 179,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.151,
"s": 72.021,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73111,
"c": 0.11154,
"h": 235
},
"luminance": 0.39965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B3E4
secondary
#E6C5B3
accent
#5611D4
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284