#59bdfe Color Information

#59bdfe 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 #59bdfe. In RGB, it consists of 34.9% Red, 74.1% Green, and 99.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 65% Cyan, 25.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 203.6°, with saturation of 98.8% and lightness of 67.3%. The decimal value for #59bdfe is 5881342, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #59bdfe 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#59bdfe Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color89, 189, 254 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color34.9%, 74.1%, 99.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.651, 0.259, 0.004 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.65, 0.256, 0, 0.004 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color203.6°, 98.8%, 67.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color203.6°, 65.0%, 99.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color40.207, 45.675, 100.463 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color89, 151, 254 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5881342 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color73.334, -9.721, -40.681 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)73.334, 41.827, 256.560 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color73.334, -39.276, -64.789 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color67.583, -12.077, -40.827 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.216, 0.245, 45.675 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284071422 / 0xff59bdfe Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66ccff Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #59bdfe

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #59bdfe, its pure hue is 203.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.8%, and its lightness is 67.3%. 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 #59bdfe, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b1820 to #4ea5de.

Tints of #59bdfe

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #59bdfe, its pure hue is 203.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.8%, and its lightness is 67.3%. 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 #59bdfe, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6ec5fe to #eaf7ff.

Tones of #59bdfe

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #59bdfe, its pure hue is 203.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.8%, 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 #59bdfe, which range from #acacac (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #58bdff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #59bdfe

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #59bdfe! For #59bdfe, 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, #59bdfe. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #59bdfe

This color, #59bdfe, consists of 34.9% Red, 74.1% Green, and 99.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 89, Green = 189, Blue = 254. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #59bdfe is 65% Cyan, 25.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R34.9%
C65.0%
G74.1%
M25.6%
B99.6%
Y0.0%
K0.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 89 189 254
Octal 131 275 376
Hexa #59 #bd #fe
Binary 01011001 10111101 11111110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 64 25 0 0
Octal 100 31 0 0
Hexa #40 #19 #00 #00
Binary 01000000 00011001 00000000 00000000

Analogous Colors of #59bdfe

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #59bdfe — which has hue 203.6° — its analogous colors are located at 173.6° and 233.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdfe.

Triadic Colors of #59bdfe

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 #59bdfe — which has hue 203.6° — its triadic colors are located at 83.6° and 323.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdfe.

Complementary Color of #59bdfe

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #59bdfe — which has hue 203.6° — its complementary color is located at 23.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdfe.

Split Complementary Colors of #59bdfe

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 #59bdfe — which has hue 203.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 53.6° and 353.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdfe.

Tetradic Colors of #59bdfe

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 #59bdfe — which has hue 203.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 113.6°, 203.6°, 293.6°, and 23.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdfe.

Monochromatic Colors of #59bdfe

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #59bdfe, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #079cfd — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #acdeff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #59bdfe

We want to make getting started with #59bdfe on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #59bdfe into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #59bdfe 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 #59bdfe with other HTML elements.

#59bdfe Foreground / Text Color

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

#59bdfe Background Color

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

#59bdfe Text Shadow Color

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

#59bdfe Border Color

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

#59bdfe Color Rectangle on a White Background

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

#59bdfe Color Rectangle on a Black Background

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

Gradient from #59bdfe to White

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

Gradient from #59bdfe to Black

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

Coding & Programming with #59bdfe

In addition to using #59bdfe 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 #59bdfe in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #59bdfe, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 89, Green = 189, Blue = 254). If you need details about the color coordinates of #59bdfe 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 #59bdfe
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(89, 189, 254)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #59bdfe; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #59bdfe; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #59bdfe; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(89, 189, 254);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#59bdfe")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:89, green:189, blue:254, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:89 green:189 blue:254 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(89f, 189f, 254f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(89, 189, 254);
 

#59bdfe Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #59bdfe the same way. For those with color blindness, #59bdfe might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #59bdfe looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #59bdfe 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 #59bdfe 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 #59bdfe 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 #59bdfe 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 2.1:1 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