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#59BFDE

#59bfde ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59bfde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.91% cyan, 13.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.98°, with 66.83% saturation and 60.98% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.4466

Complementary

  1. #59bfde
  2. #de7859

Split complementary

  1. #59bfde
  2. #de597d
  3. #deba59

Analogous

  1. #59deba
  2. #59bfde
  3. #597dde

Triadic

  1. #59bfde
  2. #de59bf
  3. #bfde59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfde
  2. #7859de
  3. #de7859
  4. #bfde59

Square

  1. #59bfde
  2. #ba59de
  3. #de7859
  4. #7dde59

Monochromatic

  1. #1a6b84
  2. #279fc4
  3. #59bfde
  4. #99d8eb
  5. #d9f0f7

Shades

#59bfde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfde
  2. #50acc8
  3. #4799b2
  4. #3e869b
  5. #357385
  6. #2d606f
  7. #244c59
  8. #1b3943
  9. #12262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfde
  2. #6ac5e1
  3. #7acce5
  4. #8bd2e8
  5. #9bd9eb
  6. #acdfef
  7. #bde5f2
  8. #cdecf5
  9. #def2f8
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfde
  2. #5db9d5
  3. #61b2cb
  4. #65acc2
  5. #69a6b8
  6. #6da0af
  7. #7099a6
  8. #74939c
  9. #788d93
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99acde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92bcdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84b4de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1ec5d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfde {
  color: #59bfde;
}
Background
.bg-59bfde {
  background-color: #59bfde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfde {
  border: 2px solid #59bfde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 67% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfde, #597dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.73 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.48 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.54 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.17 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.11 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.35 #a64021 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59bfde  rgb(89, 191, 222)  hsl(194, 67%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#de7859  rgb(222, 120, 89)  hsl(14, 67%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#de59bf  rgb(222, 89, 191)  hsl(314, 67%, 61%)  Orchid
#bfde59  rgb(191, 222, 89)  hsl(74, 67%, 61%)  June Bud