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#59BFDF

#59bfdf ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59bfdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.09% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 194.33°, with 67.68% saturation and 61.18% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.4471

Complementary

  1. #59bfdf
  2. #df7959

Split complementary

  1. #59bfdf
  2. #df597c
  3. #dfbc59

Analogous

  1. #59dfbc
  2. #59bfdf
  3. #597cdf

Triadic

  1. #59bfdf
  2. #df59bf
  3. #bfdf59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfdf
  2. #7959df
  3. #df7959
  4. #bfdf59

Square

  1. #59bfdf
  2. #bc59df
  3. #df7959
  4. #7cdf59

Monochromatic

  1. #1a6c85
  2. #269fc5
  3. #59bfdf
  4. #99d8eb
  5. #d9f0f8

Shades

#59bfdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfdf
  2. #50acc9
  3. #4799b2
  4. #3e869c
  5. #357386
  6. #2d6070
  7. #244c59
  8. #1b3943
  9. #12262d
  10. #091316
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfdf
  2. #6ac5e2
  3. #7acce5
  4. #8bd2e9
  5. #9bd9ec
  6. #acdfef
  7. #bde5f2
  8. #cdecf5
  9. #def2f9
  10. #eef9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfdf
  2. #5db9d6
  3. #61b2cc
  4. #65acc3
  5. #69a6b9
  6. #6da0b0
  7. #7099a6
  8. #74939d
  9. #788d93
  10. #7c868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97b8c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acbbe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99acdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92bce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84b4df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1dc5d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfdf {
  color: #59bfdf;
}
Background
.bg-59bfdf {
  background-color: #59bfdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfdf {
  border: 2px solid #59bfdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfdf, #597cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.66 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.34 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.24 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.43 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.95 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.41 #a64020 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59bfdf  rgb(89, 191, 223)  hsl(194, 68%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#df7959  rgb(223, 121, 89)  hsl(14, 68%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#df59bf  rgb(223, 89, 191)  hsl(314, 68%, 61%)  Orchid
#bfdf59  rgb(191, 223, 89)  hsl(74, 68%, 61%)  June Bud