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#59CDEE

#59cdee ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#59cdee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.61% cyan, 13.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 193.29°, with 81.42% saturation and 64.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.5196

Complementary

  1. #59cdee
  2. #ee7a59

Split complementary

  1. #59cdee
  2. #ee5983
  3. #eec559

Analogous

  1. #59eec5
  2. #59cdee
  3. #5983ee

Triadic

  1. #59cdee
  2. #ee59cd
  3. #cdee59

Tetradic

  1. #59cdee
  2. #7a59ee
  3. #ee7a59
  4. #cdee59

Square

  1. #59cdee
  2. #c559ee
  3. #ee7a59
  4. #83ee59

Monochromatic

  1. #107e9e
  2. #17b6e3
  3. #59cdee
  4. #9ee2f5
  5. #e4f7fc

Shades

#59cdee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdee
  2. #50b9d6
  3. #47a4be
  4. #3e90a7
  5. #357b8f
  6. #2d6777
  7. #24525f
  8. #1b3e47
  9. #122930
  10. #091518
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdee
  2. #6ad2f0
  3. #7ad7f1
  4. #8bdcf3
  5. #9be1f5
  6. #ace6f7
  7. #bdebf8
  8. #cdf0fa
  9. #def5fc
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdee
  2. #5dc5e3
  3. #61bed8
  4. #65b6cd
  5. #69aec2
  6. #6da7b7
  7. #709fac
  8. #7497a1
  9. #788f96
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0c5d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c8f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b8ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bcaef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cc1ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdee {
  color: #59cdee;
}
Background
.bg-59cdee {
  background-color: #59cdee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdee {
  border: 2px solid #59cdee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 81% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdee, #5983ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 238 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.63 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.36 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.42 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.24 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.60 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.59 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.13 #a63211 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#59cdee  rgb(89, 205, 238)  hsl(193, 81%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ee7a59  rgb(238, 122, 89)  hsl(13, 81%, 64%)  Burnt Sienna
#ee59cd  rgb(238, 89, 205)  hsl(313, 81%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#cdee59  rgb(205, 238, 89)  hsl(73, 81%, 64%)  June Bud