#59bbce Color Information

#59bbce Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #59bbce. In RGB, it consists of 34.9% Red, 73.3% Green, and 80.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 56.8% Cyan, 9.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 189.7°, with saturation of 54.4% and lightness of 57.8%. The decimal value for #59bbce is 5880782, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #59bbce is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#59bbce Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color89, 187, 206 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color34.9%, 73.3%, 80.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.651, 0.267, 0.192 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.568, 0.092, 0, 0.192 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color189.7°, 54.4%, 57.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color189.7°, 56.8%, 80.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.031, 42.121, 64.782 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color89, 142, 206 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5880782 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.954, -23.271, -18.293 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.954, 29.600, 218.169 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.954, -40.644, -25.016 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.900, -22.729, -13.751 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.236, 0.301, 42.121 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284070862 / 0xff59bbce Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cccc Copy
Last Updated: November 21, 2024

Shades of #59bbce

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #59bbce, its pure hue is 189.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.4%, and its lightness is 57.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #59bbce, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b171a to #4ea4b4.

Tints of #59bbce

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #59bbce, its pure hue is 189.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.4%, and its lightness is 57.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #59bbce, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6ec4d4 to #eaf7f9.

Tones of #59bbce

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #59bbce, its pure hue is 189.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #59bbce, which range from #949494 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #28dcff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #59bbce

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #59bbce! For #59bbce, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #59bbce. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #59bbce

This color, #59bbce, consists of 34.9% Red, 73.3% Green, and 80.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 89, Green = 187, Blue = 206. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #59bbce is 56.8% Cyan, 9.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R34.9%
C56.8%
G73.3%
M9.2%
B80.8%
Y0.0%
K19.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 89 187 206
Octal 131 273 316
Hexa #59 #bb #ce
Binary 01011001 10111011 11001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 56 9 0 19
Octal 70 11 0 23
Hexa #38 #09 #00 #13
Binary 00111000 00001001 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #59bbce

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #59bbce — which has hue 189.7° — its analogous colors are located at 159.7° and 219.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bbce.

Triadic Colors of #59bbce

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #59bbce — which has hue 189.7° — its triadic colors are located at 69.7° and 309.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bbce.

Complementary Color of #59bbce

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #59bbce — which has hue 189.7° — its complementary color is located at 9.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bbce.

Split Complementary Colors of #59bbce

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #59bbce — which has hue 189.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 39.7° and 339.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bbce.

Tetradic Colors of #59bbce

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #59bbce — which has hue 189.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 99.7°, 189.7°, 279.7°, and 9.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bbce.

Monochromatic Colors of #59bbce

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #59bbce, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #40727b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a0e5f3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #59bbce

We want to make getting started with #59bbce on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #59bbce into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #59bbce can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #59bbce with other HTML elements.

#59bbce Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #59bbce.
<span style="color: #59bbce;">The color of this text is #59bbce.</span>

#59bbce Background Color

The background color for this text is #59bbce.
<div style="background-color: #59bbce; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #59bbce.</div>

#59bbce Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #59bbce.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #59bbce;">This color for the shadow of this text is #59bbce.</span>

#59bbce Border Color

This is a div with border color #59bbce.
<div style="border: #59bbce 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #59bbce.</div>

#59bbce Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #59bbce on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #59bbce; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #59bbce on a white background.</div></div>

#59bbce Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #59bbce on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #59bbce; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #59bbce on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #59bbce to White

This is a gradient from #59bbce to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#59bbce,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#59bbce,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#59bbce,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#59bbce,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #59bbce to white.</div>

Gradient from #59bbce to Black

This is a gradient from #59bbce to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#59bbce,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#59bbce,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#59bbce,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#59bbce,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #59bbce to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #59bbce

In addition to using #59bbce on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #59bbce in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #59bbce, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 89, Green = 187, Blue = 206). If you need details about the color coordinates of #59bbce in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #59bbce
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(89, 187, 206)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #59bbce; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #59bbce; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #59bbce; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(89, 187, 206);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#59bbce")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:89, green:187, blue:206, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:89 green:187 blue:206 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(89f, 187f, 206f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(89, 187, 206);
 

#59bbce Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #59bbce the same way. For those with color blindness, #59bbce might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #59bbce looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #59bbce is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #59bbce looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #59bbce will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #59bbce is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text