#59B4E5#59B4E5
#59B4E5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.112 H 234.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B4E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 180, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 73%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 61%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.77, -12.75, -32.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.77, 35.07, 248.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.38% -0.0647 -0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.38% 0.112 234.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5785, 40.4201, 80.0931) |
| Luminance | 0.4042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.58
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.78
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.32
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 6.79
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.54
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B4E5 #E58A59
analogous
#59E5D0 #59B4E5 #596EE5
triadic
#59B4E5 #E559B4 #B4E559
tetradic
#59B4E5 #D059E5 #E58A59 #6EE559
square
#59B4E5 #D059E5 #E58A59 #6EE559
split-complementary
#59B4E5 #E5596E #E5D059
monochromatic
#1A77A9 #249CDD #59B4E5 #8ECCED #C3E4F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#59B4E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#59B4E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B4E5
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B4E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B4E5 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB3E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89A4E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b4e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 180, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.112 234.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94caed',
500: '#59b4e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b4e5; $custom-light: #94caed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b4e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 180,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201,
"s": 72.917,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73383,
"c": 0.11205,
"h": 234.7
},
"luminance": 0.40424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B4E5
secondary
#E6C5B3
accent
#5510D5
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284