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#59BEF8 Color

#59BEF8 is rgb(89, 190, 248) in RGB, hsl(202, 92%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 23%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#59BEF8
HEX#59BEF8
RGBrgb(89, 190, 248)
HSLhsl(202, 92%, 66%)
HSVhsv(202, 64%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 23%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.125 236.8)
LABlab(72.78% -17.32 -38.20)
LCHlch(72.78% 41.95 245.61)

What #59BEF8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #59BEF8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.08Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 5.18Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 7.84Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 8.11Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 8.67Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 9.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#59BEF8 Channel Values

How #59BEF8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 89 · G 190 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 92% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 64% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #59BEF8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #59BEF8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #59BEF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #59BEF8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#59BEF8
Complementary
#F89359
Analogous
#59F8E3
Analogous
#596EF8
Triadic
#F859BE
Triadic
#BEF859
Split comp.
#F8596E
Split comp.
#F8E359

Tints & Shades of #59BEF8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#71C7F9
#85CFFA
#9DD9FB
#B1E0FC
#C9EAFD
#DDF2FE

Shades

#2CACF6
#0A98EB
#087CBF
#066298
#04466C
#032940

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #59BEF8.

How #59BEF8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#59BEF8
Protanopia#B2B2F8
Protanomaly#96B7F8
Deuteranopia#A5A5F9
Deuteranomaly#8DB0F9
Tritanopia#3CC7C7
Tritanomaly#49C3DC
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #59BEF8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-59bef8: #59BEF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #59BEF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-59bef8': '#59BEF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.745, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_59bef8">#59BEF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#59BEF8"

More Blue Colors

#59BEF8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#59BEF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #59BEF8?

#59BEF8 is a light blue — rgb(89, 190, 248) in RGB and hsl(202, 92%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #59BEF8?

#59BEF8 is rgb(89, 190, 248) — red 89, green 190, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #59BEF8?

#59BEF8 converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 23%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #59BEF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #59BEF8 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #59BEF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #59BEF8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 8.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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