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#59D3EF

#59d3ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59d3ef is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 82.75% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.76% cyan, 11.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 191.2°, with 82.42% saturation and 64.31% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.5494

Complementary

  1. #59d3ef
  2. #ef7559

Split complementary

  1. #59d3ef
  2. #ef5988
  3. #efc059

Analogous

  1. #59efc0
  2. #59d3ef
  3. #5988ef

Triadic

  1. #59d3ef
  2. #ef59d3
  3. #d3ef59

Tetradic

  1. #59d3ef
  2. #7559ef
  3. #ef7559
  4. #d3ef59

Square

  1. #59d3ef
  2. #c059ef
  3. #ef7559
  4. #88ef59

Monochromatic

  1. #0f85a0
  2. #16bfe5
  3. #59d3ef
  4. #9fe5f6
  5. #e5f8fc

Shades

#59d3ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59d3ef
  2. #50bed7
  3. #47a9bf
  4. #3e94a7
  5. #357f8f
  6. #2d6a78
  7. #245460
  8. #1b3f48
  9. #122a30
  10. #091518
  11. #000000

Tints

#59d3ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59d3ef
  2. #6ad7f1
  3. #7adcf2
  4. #8be0f4
  5. #9be5f5
  6. #ace9f7
  7. #bdedf9
  8. #cdf2fa
  9. #def6fc
  10. #eefbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59d3ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59d3ef
  2. #5dcbe4
  3. #61c2d9
  4. #65bace
  5. #69b2c3
  6. #6daab8
  7. #70a1ac
  8. #7499a1
  9. #789196
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4cad6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfcdf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aabdef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dddc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1cff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90c6ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d9e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59d3ef {
  color: #59d3ef;
}
Background
.bg-59d3ef {
  background-color: #59d3ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59d3ef {
  border: 2px solid #59d3ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59d3ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 211 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59d3ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59d3ef, #5988ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59d3ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 211 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.56 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.01 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.95 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.17 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.41 #a62c10 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59d3ef  rgb(89, 211, 239)  hsl(191, 82%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ef7559  rgb(239, 117, 89)  hsl(11, 82%, 64%)  Burnt Sienna
#ef59d3  rgb(239, 89, 211)  hsl(311, 82%, 64%)  Orchid
#d3ef59  rgb(211, 239, 89)  hsl(71, 82%, 64%)  Pear