#59C5ED#59C5ED
#59C5ED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.114 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C5ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 197, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 80%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 62%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.93, -19.23, -29.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.93, 34.84, 236.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.6% -0.0795 -0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.6% 0.114 225.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.3661, 48.1667, 87.3268) |
| Luminance | 0.4817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.42
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.85
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.89
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.01
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.41
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C5ED #ED8159
analogous
#59EDCB #59C5ED #597BED
triadic
#59C5ED #ED59C5 #C5ED59
tetradic
#59C5ED #CB59ED #ED8159 #7BED59
square
#59C5ED #CB59ED #ED8159 #7BED59
split-complementary
#59C5ED #ED597B #EDCB59
monochromatic
#148BB8 #22B2E7 #59C5ED #90D8F3 #C7ECF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#59C5ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#59C5ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C5ED
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C5ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C5ED | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFC1EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB2ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c5ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 197, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.114 225.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96d6f3',
500: '#59c5ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c5ed; $custom-light: #96d6f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c5ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 197,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.216,
"s": 80.435,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77598,
"c": 0.11352,
"h": 225.5
},
"luminance": 0.48171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C5ED
secondary
#EBC5B7
accent
#4209DD
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0F1417
muted
#7E8385