#59C3E9#59C3E9
#59C3E9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.111 H 224.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C3E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 195, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 77%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 16.3%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.21, -19.41, -27.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.21, 34.06, 235.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.98% -0.0789 -0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.98% 0.111 224.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3371, 47.0333, 84.1329) |
| Luminance | 0.4704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.84
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.99
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.30
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.33
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.74
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C3E9 #E97F59
analogous
#59E9C7 #59C3E9 #597BE9
triadic
#59C3E9 #E959C3 #C3E959
tetradic
#59C3E9 #C759E9 #E97F59 #7BE959
square
#59C3E9 #C759E9 #E97F59 #7BE959
split-complementary
#59C3E9 #E9597B #E9C759
monochromatic
#1788B0 #23AFE2 #59C3E9 #8FD7F0 #C5EAF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#59C3E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#59C3E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C3E9
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C3E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C3E9 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEBFEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B0E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CECF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c3e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 195, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.111 224.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95d5f0',
500: '#59c3e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c3e9; $custom-light: #95d5f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c3e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 195,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.833,
"s": 76.596,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76975,
"c": 0.11098,
"h": 224.7
},
"luminance": 0.47037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C3E9
secondary
#E9C3B5
accent
#430DD9
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384