#59BFE9#59BFE9
#59BFE9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.112 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59BFE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 191, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 18%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.07, -17.34, -29.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.07, 34.43, 239.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.06% -0.0748 -0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.06% 0.112 228) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4528, 45.2648, 83.8382) |
| Luminance | 0.4527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.50
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.51
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.68
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.78
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.80
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59BFE9 #E98359
analogous
#59E9CB #59BFE9 #5977E9
triadic
#59BFE9 #E959BF #BFE959
tetradic
#59BFE9 #CB59E9 #E98359 #77E959
square
#59BFE9 #CB59E9 #E98359 #77E959
split-complementary
#59BFE9 #E95977 #E9CB59
monochromatic
#1784B0 #23AAE2 #59BFE9 #8FD4F0 #C5E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#59BFE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#59BFE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59BFE9
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59BFE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59BFE9 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BCEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95ADE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59bfe9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 191, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.112 228.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95d2f0',
500: '#59bfe9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59bfe9; $custom-light: #95d2f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59bfe9",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 191,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.5,
"s": 76.596,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7606,
"c": 0.11176,
"h": 228
},
"luminance": 0.45269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59BFE9
secondary
#E9C4B5
accent
#480DD9
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8284