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#59BDCE

#59bdce ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59bdce is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 74.12% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.8% cyan, 8.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 188.72°, with 54.42% saturation and 57.84% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.46.

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Relative luminance0.4298

Complementary

  1. #59bdce
  2. #ce6a59

Split complementary

  1. #59bdce
  2. #ce5982
  3. #cea459

Analogous

  1. #59cea4
  2. #59bdce
  3. #5982ce

Triadic

  1. #59bdce
  2. #ce59bd
  3. #bdce59

Tetradic

  1. #59bdce
  2. #6a59ce
  3. #ce6a59
  4. #bdce59

Square

  1. #59bdce
  2. #a459ce
  3. #ce6a59
  4. #82ce59

Monochromatic

  1. #20626e
  2. #3297a9
  3. #59bdce
  4. #94d4df
  5. #cfecf1

Shades

#59bdce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bdce
  2. #50aab9
  3. #4797a5
  4. #3e8490
  5. #35717c
  6. #2d5f67
  7. #244c52
  8. #1b393e
  9. #122629
  10. #091315
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bdce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bdce
  2. #6ac4d3
  3. #7acad8
  4. #8bd1dd
  5. #9bd7e2
  6. #acdee7
  7. #bde5eb
  8. #cdebf0
  9. #def2f5
  10. #eef8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bdce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bdce
  2. #5db7c6
  3. #61b1be
  4. #65abb7
  5. #69a5af
  6. #6d9fa7
  7. #70989f
  8. #749297
  9. #788c90
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb7cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9caace ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94b9cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86b2ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2cc2c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bdce {
  color: #59bdce;
}
Background
.bg-59bdce {
  background-color: #59bdce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bdce {
  border: 2px solid #59bdce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bdce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 189 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bdce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bdce, #5982ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bdce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 189 206 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.46 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.02 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.10 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.65 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.06 #a64231 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59bdce  rgb(89, 189, 206)  hsl(189, 54%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ce6a59  rgb(206, 106, 89)  hsl(9, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#ce59bd  rgb(206, 89, 189)  hsl(309, 54%, 58%)  Orchid
#bdce59  rgb(189, 206, 89)  hsl(69, 54%, 58%)  June Bud