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#59CDEC

#59cdec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59cdec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.29% cyan, 13.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 192.65°, with 79.46% saturation and 63.73% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5184

Complementary

  1. #59cdec
  2. #ec7859

Split complementary

  1. #59cdec
  2. #ec5984
  3. #ecc259

Analogous

  1. #59ecc2
  2. #59cdec
  3. #5984ec

Triadic

  1. #59cdec
  2. #ec59cd
  3. #cdec59

Tetradic

  1. #59cdec
  2. #7859ec
  3. #ec7859
  4. #cdec59

Square

  1. #59cdec
  2. #c259ec
  3. #ec7859
  4. #84ec59

Monochromatic

  1. #127e9a
  2. #1ab5df
  3. #59cdec
  4. #9ee2f4
  5. #e2f6fc

Shades

#59cdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdec
  2. #50b9d4
  3. #47a4bd
  4. #3e90a5
  5. #357b8e
  6. #2d6776
  7. #24525e
  8. #1b3e47
  9. #12292f
  10. #091518
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdec
  2. #6ad2ee
  3. #7ad7f0
  4. #8bdcf2
  5. #9be1f4
  6. #ace6f6
  7. #bdebf7
  8. #cdf0f9
  9. #def5fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdec
  2. #5dc5e1
  3. #61bed6
  4. #65b6cc
  5. #69aec1
  6. #6da7b6
  7. #709fab
  8. #7497a0
  9. #788f96
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c8ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4b8ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ccaed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cc1ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdec {
  color: #59cdec;
}
Background
.bg-59cdec {
  background-color: #59cdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdec {
  border: 2px solid #59cdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdec, #5984ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.85 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.70 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.90 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.50 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.78 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.09 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.12 #a63213 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59cdec  rgb(89, 205, 236)  hsl(193, 79%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ec7859  rgb(236, 120, 89)  hsl(13, 79%, 64%)  Burnt Sienna
#ec59cd  rgb(236, 89, 205)  hsl(313, 79%, 64%)  Orchid
#cdec59  rgb(205, 236, 89)  hsl(73, 79%, 64%)  June Bud