#59aee4

Color #59aee4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#59aee4

RGB

rgb(89, 174, 228)

HSL

hsl(203.3, 72%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.3, 61%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(61%, 23.7%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(68.02, -9.82, -34.83)

LCH

lch(68.02, 36.19, 254.25)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.114, 238.96)

HWB

hwb(203.3, 34.9%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e48f59

Analogous

#59e4d5

#59aee4

#5969e4

Triadic

#59aee4

#e459ae

#aee459

Split-complementary

#59aee4

#e45969

#e4d559

Tetradic

#59aee4

#8f59e4

#e48f59

#aee459

Square

#59aee4

#d559e4

#e48f59

#69e459

Shades

Color #59aee4 mixed toward black.

#2c98dd

#1e7bb6

#165c88

#0f3d5b

#071f2d

Tints

Color #59aee4 mixed toward white.

#75bce9

#90c9ed

#acd7f2

#c8e4f6

#e3f2fb

Tones

Color #59aee4 mixed toward gray.

#65acd8

#70a9cd

#7ca6c1

#87a4b6

#93a1aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8687d9 · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#817bd6 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#60cfcd · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #59aee4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59aee4]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#59aee4 (#59aee4) is rgb(89, 174, 228) in RGB.

No, #59aee4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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