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#59BFEF

#59bfef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59bfef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.76% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 199.2°, with 82.42% saturation and 64.31% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.4562

Complementary

  1. #59bfef
  2. #ef8959

Split complementary

  1. #59bfef
  2. #ef5974
  3. #efd459

Analogous

  1. #59efd4
  2. #59bfef
  3. #5974ef

Triadic

  1. #59bfef
  2. #ef59bf
  3. #bfef59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfef
  2. #8959ef
  3. #ef8959
  4. #bfef59

Square

  1. #59bfef
  2. #d459ef
  3. #ef8959
  4. #74ef59

Monochromatic

  1. #0f71a0
  2. #16a3e5
  3. #59bfef
  4. #9fdaf6
  5. #e5f5fc

Shades

#59bfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfef
  2. #50acd7
  3. #4799bf
  4. #3e86a7
  5. #35738f
  6. #2d6078
  7. #244c60
  8. #1b3948
  9. #122630
  10. #091318
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfef
  2. #6ac5f1
  3. #7accf2
  4. #8bd2f4
  5. #9bd9f5
  6. #acdff7
  7. #bde5f9
  8. #cdecfa
  9. #def2fc
  10. #eef9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfef
  2. #5db9e4
  3. #61b2d9
  4. #65acce
  5. #69a6c3
  6. #6da0b8
  7. #7099ac
  8. #7493a1
  9. #788d96
  10. #7c868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98b8ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7bdf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92adee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ebef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fb5ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfef {
  color: #59bfef;
}
Background
.bg-59bfef {
  background-color: #59bfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfef {
  border: 2px solid #59bfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfef, #5974ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.41 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 4.63 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 5.56 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.08 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.47 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.27 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.75 #a64010 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#59bfef  rgb(89, 191, 239)  hsl(199, 82%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef8959  rgb(239, 137, 89)  hsl(19, 82%, 64%)  Mango Tango
#ef59bf  rgb(239, 89, 191)  hsl(319, 82%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#bfef59  rgb(191, 239, 89)  hsl(79, 82%, 64%)  Inchworm