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Recognised as Colour

#59D5F8

  • #59D5F8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#59D5F8 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 213, 248 and HSL 193°, 92%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#59D5F8#59D5F8
HEX#59D5F8
RGBrgb(89, 213, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8353, 0.9725
RGB percentages34.9%, 83.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(193.2, 91.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.2, 64.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK64.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,887,480
CSS custom property--colour: #59D5F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#A62A07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFD0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9BFF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11Light skyblue · ΔE 13.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light blue · ΔE 21Dark turquoise · ΔE 21.6Powder blue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F87C59
Analogous#59F8CB, #5986F8
Triadic#F859D5, #D5F859
Split complementary#F85986, #F8CC59
Tetradic#CB59F8, #F87C59, #85F859

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECFAFE
Lighter +20%#BBEEFC
Lighter +10%#8AE1FA
Darker −10%#28C9F6
Darker −20%#0AB2E1
Darker −30%#078BB1
Darker −40%#056580
More saturated +25%#52D9FF
Less saturated −25%#6FC9E2

Channel breakdown

R89
G213
B248
Red89 (34.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue193.21°
Saturation (HSL)91.91%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G D5 · B F8

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