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#59BFDB

#59bfdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59bfdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 74.9% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.36% cyan, 12.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 192.92°, with 64.36% saturation and 60.39% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.05.

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Relative luminance0.445

Complementary

  1. #59bfdb
  2. #db7559

Split complementary

  1. #59bfdb
  2. #db597e
  3. #dbb659

Analogous

  1. #59dbb6
  2. #59bfdb
  3. #597edb

Triadic

  1. #59bfdb
  2. #db59bf
  3. #bfdb59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfdb
  2. #7559db
  3. #db7559
  4. #bfdb59

Square

  1. #59bfdb
  2. #b659db
  3. #db7559
  4. #7edb59

Monochromatic

  1. #1c6a7f
  2. #299ebe
  3. #59bfdb
  4. #98d7e9
  5. #d7eff6

Shades

#59bfdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfdb
  2. #50acc5
  3. #4799af
  4. #3e8699
  5. #357383
  6. #2d606e
  7. #244c58
  8. #1b3942
  9. #12262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfdb
  2. #6ac5df
  3. #7acce2
  4. #8bd2e6
  5. #9bd9e9
  6. #acdfed
  7. #bde5f1
  8. #cdecf4
  9. #def2f8
  10. #eef9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfdb
  2. #5db9d2
  3. #61b2c9
  4. #65acc0
  5. #69a6b7
  6. #6da0ae
  7. #7099a4
  8. #74939b
  9. #788d92
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b7c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbadd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aacdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93bcdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85b4db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #21c5d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfdb {
  color: #59bfdb;
}
Background
.bg-59bfdb {
  background-color: #59bfdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfdb {
  border: 2px solid #59bfdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfdb, #597edb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.05 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.95 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.69 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.48 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.02 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.24 #a64024 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59bfdb  rgb(89, 191, 219)  hsl(193, 64%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#db7559  rgb(219, 117, 89)  hsl(13, 64%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#db59bf  rgb(219, 89, 191)  hsl(313, 64%, 60%)  Orchid
#bfdb59  rgb(191, 219, 89)  hsl(73, 64%, 60%)  June Bud