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#599DAA

#599daa ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#599daa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 61.57% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.65% cyan, 7.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 189.63°, with 32.27% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.2914

Complementary

  1. #599daa
  2. #aa6659

Split complementary

  1. #599daa
  2. #aa5974
  3. #aa8e59

Analogous

  1. #59aa8e
  2. #599daa
  3. #5974aa

Triadic

  1. #599daa
  2. #aa599d
  3. #9daa59

Tetradic

  1. #599daa
  2. #6659aa
  3. #aa6659
  4. #9daa59

Square

  1. #599daa
  2. #8e59aa
  3. #aa6659
  4. #74aa59

Monochromatic

  1. #244146
  2. #3e6f79
  3. #599daa
  4. #8cbbc4
  5. #bed9de

Shades

#599daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #599daa
  2. #508d99
  3. #477e88
  4. #3e6e77
  5. #355e66
  6. #2d4f55
  7. #243f44
  8. #1b2f33
  9. #121f22
  10. #091011
  11. #000000

Tints

#599daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #599daa
  2. #6aa7b3
  3. #7ab1bb
  4. #8bbac4
  5. #9bc4cc
  6. #acced5
  7. #bdd8dd
  8. #cde2e6
  9. #deebee
  10. #eef5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#599daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #599daa
  2. #5d9aa6
  3. #6197a2
  4. #65949d
  5. #699199
  6. #6d8f95
  7. #708c91
  8. #74898d
  9. #788688
  10. #7c8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #80979d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9299ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #858faa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2ea3a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f9aaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7695aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43a1a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-599daa {
  color: #599daa;
}
Background
.bg-599daa {
  background-color: #599daa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-599daa {
  border: 2px solid #599daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #599daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 157 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 32% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-599daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #599daa, #5974aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-599daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 157 170 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.50 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.45 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.70 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.81 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.82 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.37 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 12.25 #a66255 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#599daa  rgb(89, 157, 170)  hsl(190, 32%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#aa6659  rgb(170, 102, 89)  hsl(10, 32%, 51%)  Redwood
#aa599d  rgb(170, 89, 157)  hsl(310, 32%, 51%)  Purpureus
#9daa59  rgb(157, 170, 89)  hsl(70, 32%, 51%)  Moss Green