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#59BFDD

#59bfdd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59bfdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.73% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.64°, with 66% saturation and 60.78% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.4461

Complementary

  1. #59bfdd
  2. #dd7759

Split complementary

  1. #59bfdd
  2. #dd597d
  3. #ddb959

Analogous

  1. #59ddb9
  2. #59bfdd
  3. #597ddd

Triadic

  1. #59bfdd
  2. #dd59bf
  3. #bfdd59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfdd
  2. #7759dd
  3. #dd7759
  4. #bfdd59

Square

  1. #59bfdd
  2. #b959dd
  3. #dd7759
  4. #7ddd59

Monochromatic

  1. #1b6b82
  2. #289fc2
  3. #59bfdd
  4. #98d7ea
  5. #d8f0f7

Shades

#59bfdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfdd
  2. #50acc7
  3. #4799b1
  4. #3e869b
  5. #357385
  6. #2d606f
  7. #244c58
  8. #1b3942
  9. #12262c
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfdd
  2. #6ac5e0
  3. #7acce4
  4. #8bd2e7
  5. #9bd9eb
  6. #acdfee
  7. #bde5f1
  8. #cdecf5
  9. #def2f8
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfdd
  2. #5db9d4
  3. #61b2ca
  4. #65acc1
  5. #69a6b8
  6. #6da0af
  7. #7099a5
  8. #74939c
  9. #788d93
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b7c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbadf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99acdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92bcde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84b4dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1fc5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfdd {
  color: #59bfdd;
}
Background
.bg-59bfdd {
  background-color: #59bfdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfdd {
  border: 2px solid #59bfdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 66% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfdd, #597ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.62 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.53 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.40 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.41 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.30 #a64022 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59bfdd  rgb(89, 191, 221)  hsl(194, 66%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#dd7759  rgb(221, 119, 89)  hsl(14, 66%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#dd59bf  rgb(221, 89, 191)  hsl(314, 66%, 61%)  Orchid
#bfdd59  rgb(191, 221, 89)  hsl(74, 66%, 61%)  June Bud