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#59CDEB

#59cdeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59cdeb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.13% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 192.33°, with 78.49% saturation and 63.53% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.99.

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Relative luminance0.5178

Complementary

  1. #59cdeb
  2. #eb7759

Split complementary

  1. #59cdeb
  2. #eb5984
  3. #ebc059

Analogous

  1. #59ebc0
  2. #59cdeb
  3. #5984eb

Triadic

  1. #59cdeb
  2. #eb59cd
  3. #cdeb59

Tetradic

  1. #59cdeb
  2. #7759eb
  3. #eb7759
  4. #cdeb59

Square

  1. #59cdeb
  2. #c059eb
  3. #eb7759
  4. #84eb59

Monochromatic

  1. #127d99
  2. #1bb5dd
  3. #59cdeb
  4. #9de2f3
  5. #e2f6fb

Shades

#59cdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdeb
  2. #50b9d4
  3. #47a4bc
  4. #3e90a5
  5. #357b8d
  6. #2d6776
  7. #24525e
  8. #1b3e47
  9. #12292f
  10. #091518
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdeb
  2. #6ad2ed
  3. #7ad7ef
  4. #8bdcf1
  5. #9be1f3
  6. #ace6f5
  7. #bdebf7
  8. #cdf0f9
  9. #def5fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdeb
  2. #5dc5e0
  3. #61bed6
  4. #65b6cb
  5. #69aec0
  6. #6da7b6
  7. #709fab
  8. #7497a0
  9. #788f95
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c4d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c7ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b8eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ccaec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cc1eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdeb {
  color: #59cdeb;
}
Background
.bg-59cdeb {
  background-color: #59cdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdeb {
  border: 2px solid #59cdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdeb, #5984eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.99 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.88 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.46 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.06 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.09 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.39 #a63214 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59cdeb  rgb(89, 205, 235)  hsl(192, 78%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#eb7759  rgb(235, 119, 89)  hsl(12, 78%, 64%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb59cd  rgb(235, 89, 205)  hsl(312, 78%, 64%)  Orchid
#cdeb59  rgb(205, 235, 89)  hsl(72, 78%, 64%)  June Bud