#59b8cf

Color #59b8cf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#59b8cf

RGB

rgb(89, 184, 207)

HSL

hsl(191.7, 55.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.7, 57%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(57%, 11.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(70.11, -21.46, -20.11)

LCH

lch(70.11, 29.41, 223.14)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0952, 215.89)

HWB

hwb(191.7, 34.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf7059

Analogous

#59cfab

#59b8cf

#597dcf

Triadic

#59b8cf

#cf59b8

#b8cf59

Split-complementary

#59b8cf

#cf597d

#cfab59

Tetradic

#59b8cf

#7059cf

#cf7059

#b8cf59

Square

#59b8cf

#ab59cf

#cf7059

#7dcf59

Shades

Color #59b8cf mixed toward black.

#37a5bf

#2c8499

#216373

#16424c

#0b2126

Tints

Color #59b8cf mixed toward white.

#75c4d7

#90d0df

#acdbe7

#c8e7ef

#e3f3f7

Tones

Color #59b8cf mixed toward gray.

#63b2c5

#6dacbb

#76a6b1

#80a0a8

#8a9a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8dca · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#877fc8 · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#61c5c5 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #59b8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59b8cf]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#59b8cf (#59b8cf) is rgb(89, 184, 207) in RGB.

No, #59b8cf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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