#53A2E3#53A2E3
#53A2E3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.124 H 245.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A2E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 162, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.34, -4.55, -40.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.34, 40.29, 263.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69% -0.0508 -0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.124 245.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3476, 33.2227, 77.4714) |
| Luminance | 0.3323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.77
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.33
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.66
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.09
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.44
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A2E3 #E39453
analogous
#53E3DC #53A2E3 #535AE3
triadic
#53A2E3 #E353A2 #A2E353
tetradic
#53A2E3 #DC53E3 #E39453 #5AE353
square
#53A2E3 #DC53E3 #E39453 #5AE353
split-complementary
#53A2E3 #E3535A #E3DC53
monochromatic
#1A64A1 #2385D6 #53A2E3 #88BEEC #BCDBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#53A2E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#53A2E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A2E3
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A2E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A2E3 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85A4E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7296E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a2e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 162, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.124 245.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90bdec',
500: '#53a2e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a2e3; $custom-light: #90bdec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a2e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 162,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.083,
"s": 72,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68999,
"c": 0.12377,
"h": 245.8
},
"luminance": 0.33226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A2E3
secondary
#E4C6AE
accent
#6911D4
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184