#53A2BC#53A2BC
#53A2BC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.313; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.086 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 162, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 13.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.77, -16.77, -20.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.77, 26.71, 231.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.23% -0.0642 -0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.23% 0.086 221.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5612, 31.3081, 52.2632) |
| Luminance | 0.3131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.57
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.61
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.05
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.26
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A2BC #BC6D53
analogous
#53BCA1 #53A2BC #536DBC
triadic
#53A2BC #BC53A2 #A2BC53
tetradic
#53A2BC #A153BC #BC6D53 #6DBC53
square
#53A2BC #A153BC #BC6D53 #6DBC53
split-complementary
#53A2BC #BC536D #BCA153
monochromatic
#2A5B6B #3B8097 #53A2BC #7FBACD #ABD2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.89
#53A2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.26
#53A2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A2BC
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A2BC | 1.00 | 2.89 | 7.26 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939EBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8393BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 162, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.086 221.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cbdd0',
500: '#53a2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a2bc; $custom-light: #8cbdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 162,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.857,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6723,
"c": 0.08635,
"h": 221.9
},
"luminance": 0.31311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A2BC
secondary
#CCAA9F
accent
#7454D4
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182