#659EE9#659EE9
#659EE9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.126 H 255.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #659EE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 158, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 57%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 32.2%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.24, 3.03, -43.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.24, 43.54, 273.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.22% -0.0311 -0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.22% 0.126 255.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2965, 33.1009, 81.7622) |
| Luminance | 0.3310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.15
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 5.44
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 5.55
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.53
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 7.26
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#659EE9 #E9B065
analogous
#65E0E9 #659EE9 #6E65E9
triadic
#659EE9 #E9659E #9EE965
tetradic
#659EE9 #E965E0 #E9B065 #65E96E
square
#659EE9 #E965E0 #E9B065 #65E96E
split-complementary
#659EE9 #E96E65 #E0E965
monochromatic
#1A5FB9 #2F7CE1 #659EE9 #9BC0F1 #D0E1F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#659EE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#659EE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #659EE9
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##659EE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##659EE9 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7FA3EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E96E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #659ee9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 158, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.126 255.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9abaf0',
500: '#659ee9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #659ee9; $custom-light: #9abaf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#659ee9",
"rgb": {
"r": 101,
"g": 158,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.091,
"s": 75,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69216,
"c": 0.12644,
"h": 255.8
},
"luminance": 0.33104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#659EE9
secondary
#EBD8BF
accent
#800ED7
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F3F6FD
border
#CDD0D5
text
#0F1116
muted
#7F8084