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#59BEE2

#59bee2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59bee2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 74.51% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.62% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 195.77°, with 70.26% saturation and 61.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.4444

Complementary

  1. #59bee2
  2. #e27d59

Split complementary

  1. #59bee2
  2. #e25979
  3. #e2c259

Analogous

  1. #59e2c2
  2. #59bee2
  3. #5979e2

Triadic

  1. #59bee2
  2. #e259be
  3. #bee259

Tetradic

  1. #59bee2
  2. #7d59e2
  3. #e27d59
  4. #bee259

Square

  1. #59bee2
  2. #c259e2
  3. #e27d59
  4. #79e259

Monochromatic

  1. #186c8a
  2. #239fcb
  3. #59bee2
  4. #9ad7ed
  5. #dbf1f9

Shades

#59bee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bee2
  2. #50abcb
  3. #4798b5
  4. #3e859e
  5. #357288
  6. #2d5f71
  7. #244c5a
  8. #1b3944
  9. #12262d
  10. #091317
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bee2
  2. #6ac5e5
  3. #7acbe8
  4. #8bd2eb
  5. #9bd8ee
  6. #acdff1
  7. #bde5f3
  8. #cdecf6
  9. #def2f9
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bee2
  2. #5db8d8
  3. #61b2ce
  4. #65abc5
  5. #69a5bb
  6. #6d9fb1
  7. #7099a7
  8. #74939d
  9. #788c94
  10. #7c868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b7c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabae4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96ace2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90bce3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82b3e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19c5d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bee2 {
  color: #59bee2;
}
Background
.bg-59bee2 {
  background-color: #59bee2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bee2 {
  border: 2px solid #59bee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 190 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bee2, #5979e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 190 226 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.69 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.03 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.16 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.22 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.63 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.87 #a6411d Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59bee2  rgb(89, 190, 226)  hsl(196, 70%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#e27d59  rgb(226, 125, 89)  hsl(16, 70%, 62%)  Burnt Sienna
#e259be  rgb(226, 89, 190)  hsl(316, 70%, 62%)  Orchid
#bee259  rgb(190, 226, 89)  hsl(76, 70%, 62%)  June Bud