#59C9EA#59C9EA
#59C9EA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.111 H 220.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 201, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 14.1%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.97, -22.18, -25.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.97, 34.05, 229.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.39% -0.0847 -0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.39% 0.111 220.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8518, 49.8335, 85.3446) |
| Luminance | 0.4984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.09
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 4.65
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.80
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.38
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.73
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C9EA #EA7A59
analogous
#59EAC2 #59C9EA #5980EA
triadic
#59C9EA #EA59C9 #C9EA59
tetradic
#59C9EA #C259EA #EA7A59 #80EA59
square
#59C9EA #C259EA #EA7A59 #80EA59
split-complementary
#59C9EA #EA5980 #EAC259
monochromatic
#178FB2 #23B7E3 #59C9EA #8FDBF1 #C6ECF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#59C9EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#59C9EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C9EA
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C9EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C9EA | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5C4EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c9ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 201, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.111 220.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96d9f0',
500: '#59c9ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c9ea; $custom-light: #96d9f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c9ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 201,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.655,
"s": 77.54,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78391,
"c": 0.11112,
"h": 220.3
},
"luminance": 0.49838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C9EA
secondary
#E9C1B6
accent
#3B0CDA
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0F1416
muted
#7E8384