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#59BFEE

#59bfee ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59bfee is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 74.9% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.61% cyan, 19.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 198.93°, with 81.42% saturation and 64.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.4556

Complementary

  1. #59bfee
  2. #ee8859

Split complementary

  1. #59bfee
  2. #ee5975
  3. #eed359

Analogous

  1. #59eed3
  2. #59bfee
  3. #5975ee

Triadic

  1. #59bfee
  2. #ee59bf
  3. #bfee59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfee
  2. #8859ee
  3. #ee8859
  4. #bfee59

Square

  1. #59bfee
  2. #d359ee
  3. #ee8859
  4. #75ee59

Monochromatic

  1. #10719e
  2. #17a3e3
  3. #59bfee
  4. #9edaf5
  5. #e4f5fc

Shades

#59bfee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfee
  2. #50acd6
  3. #4799be
  4. #3e86a7
  5. #35738f
  6. #2d6077
  7. #244c5f
  8. #1b3947
  9. #122630
  10. #091318
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfee
  2. #6ac5f0
  3. #7accf1
  4. #8bd2f3
  5. #9bd9f5
  6. #acdff7
  7. #bde5f8
  8. #cdecfa
  9. #def2fc
  10. #eef9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfee
  2. #5db9e3
  3. #61b2d8
  4. #65accd
  5. #69a6c2
  6. #6da0b7
  7. #7099ac
  8. #7493a1
  9. #788d96
  10. #7c868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7bdf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93aded ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fbeef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80b5ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfee {
  color: #59bfee;
}
Background
.bg-59bfee {
  background-color: #59bfee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfee {
  border: 2px solid #59bfee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 81% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfee, #5975ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 238 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 4.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.63 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.00 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.34 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.82 #a64011 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#59bfee  rgb(89, 191, 238)  hsl(199, 81%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee8859  rgb(238, 136, 89)  hsl(19, 81%, 64%)  Coral
#ee59bf  rgb(238, 89, 191)  hsl(319, 81%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#bfee59  rgb(191, 238, 89)  hsl(79, 81%, 64%)  Inchworm