#599fe0

Color #599fe0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#599fe0

RGB

rgb(89, 159, 224)

HSL

hsl(208.9, 68.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.9, 60.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.3%, 29%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(63.59, -2.75, -39.53)

LCH

lch(63.59, 39.63, 266.02)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.1198, 248.36)

HWB

hwb(208.9, 34.9%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e09a59

Analogous

#59e0de

#599fe0

#595ce0

Triadic

#599fe0

#e0599f

#9fe059

Split-complementary

#599fe0

#e0595c

#e0de59

Tetradic

#599fe0

#9a59e0

#e09a59

#9fe059

Square

#599fe0

#de59e0

#e09a59

#5ce059

Shades

Color #599fe0 mixed toward black.

#2d86d8

#216bb0

#195084

#103658

#081b2c

Tints

Color #599fe0 mixed toward white.

#75afe5

#90bfea

#accfef

#c8dff5

#e3effa

Tones

Color #599fe0 mixed toward gray.

#649fd5

#709eca

#7b9ebe

#869db3

#919da8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7ed3 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#7974cf · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#5ec7c5 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #599fe0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#599fe0]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#599fe0 (#599fe0) is rgb(89, 159, 224) in RGB.

No, #599fe0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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