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#59CAED

#59caed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59caed is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 79.22% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.45% cyan, 14.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 194.19°, with 80.43% saturation and 63.92% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.5048

Complementary

  1. #59caed
  2. #ed7c59

Split complementary

  1. #59caed
  2. #ed5980
  3. #edc659

Analogous

  1. #59edc6
  2. #59caed
  3. #5980ed

Triadic

  1. #59caed
  2. #ed59ca
  3. #caed59

Tetradic

  1. #59caed
  2. #7c59ed
  3. #ed7c59
  4. #caed59

Square

  1. #59caed
  2. #c659ed
  3. #ed7c59
  4. #80ed59

Monochromatic

  1. #117b9c
  2. #18b2e1
  3. #59caed
  4. #9ee0f4
  5. #e3f6fc

Shades

#59caed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59caed
  2. #50b6d5
  3. #47a2be
  4. #3e8da6
  5. #35798e
  6. #2d6577
  7. #24515f
  8. #1b3d47
  9. #12282f
  10. #091418
  11. #000000

Tints

#59caed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59caed
  2. #6acfef
  3. #7ad5f1
  4. #8bdaf2
  5. #9bdff4
  6. #ace5f6
  7. #bdeaf8
  8. #cdeffa
  9. #def4fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59caed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59caed
  2. #5dc3e2
  3. #61bbd7
  4. #65b4cc
  5. #69acc1
  6. #6da5b7
  7. #709eac
  8. #7496a1
  9. #788f96
  10. #7c878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec2d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c5ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b6ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99c7ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89beed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59caed {
  color: #59caed;
}
Background
.bg-59caed {
  background-color: #59caed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59caed {
  border: 2px solid #59caed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59caed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 202 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59caed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59caed, #5980ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59caed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 202 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.09 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.89 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.31 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.73 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.05 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.93 #a63512 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59caed  rgb(89, 202, 237)  hsl(194, 80%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ed7c59  rgb(237, 124, 89)  hsl(14, 80%, 64%)  Burnt Sienna
#ed59ca  rgb(237, 89, 202)  hsl(314, 80%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#caed59  rgb(202, 237, 89)  hsl(74, 80%, 64%)  Inchworm