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#59BFDA

#59bfda ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59bfda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.17% cyan, 12.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 192.56°, with 63.55% saturation and 60.2% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.4445

Complementary

  1. #59bfda
  2. #da7459

Split complementary

  1. #59bfda
  2. #da597f
  3. #dab559

Analogous

  1. #59dab5
  2. #59bfda
  3. #597fda

Triadic

  1. #59bfda
  2. #da59bf
  3. #bfda59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfda
  2. #7459da
  3. #da7459
  4. #bfda59

Square

  1. #59bfda
  2. #b559da
  3. #da7459
  4. #7fda59

Monochromatic

  1. #1c697e
  2. #2a9ebd
  3. #59bfda
  4. #98d7e8
  5. #d6eff6

Shades

#59bfda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfda
  2. #50acc4
  3. #4799ae
  4. #3e8699
  5. #357383
  6. #2d606d
  7. #244c57
  8. #1b3941
  9. #12262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfda
  2. #6ac5de
  3. #7acce1
  4. #8bd2e5
  5. #9bd9e9
  6. #acdfed
  7. #bde5f0
  8. #cdecf4
  9. #def2f8
  10. #eef9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfda
  2. #5db9d1
  3. #61b2c8
  4. #65acbf
  5. #69a6b6
  6. #6da0ad
  7. #7099a4
  8. #74939b
  9. #788d92
  10. #7c8689
  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 #96b7c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbadc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9aacda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93bcdb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85b4da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22c5cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfda {
  color: #59bfda;
}
Background
.bg-59bfda {
  background-color: #59bfda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfda {
  border: 2px solid #59bfda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 64% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfda, #597fda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 218 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.19 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.79 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.80 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.22 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.33 #a64025 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59bfda  rgb(89, 191, 218)  hsl(193, 64%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#da7459  rgb(218, 116, 89)  hsl(13, 64%, 60%)  Terra Cotta
#da59bf  rgb(218, 89, 191)  hsl(313, 64%, 60%)  Orchid
#bfda59  rgb(191, 218, 89)  hsl(73, 64%, 60%)  June Bud