#53A6E5#53A6E5
#53A6E5 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.123 H 243.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A6E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 166, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 64%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.57, -6.14, -39.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.57, 39.69, 261.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.99% -0.0543 -0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.99% 0.123 243.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3410, 34.7654, 79.1723) |
| Luminance | 0.3477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.59
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.59
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.63
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.03
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.29
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A6E5 #E59253
analogous
#53E5DB #53A6E5 #535DE5
triadic
#53A6E5 #E553A6 #A6E553
tetradic
#53A6E5 #DB53E5 #E59253 #5DE553
square
#53A6E5 #DB53E5 #E59253 #5DE553
split-complementary
#53A6E5 #E5535D #E5DB53
monochromatic
#1968A5 #218ADA #53A6E5 #88C2ED #BDDDF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#53A6E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#53A6E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A6E5
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A6E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A6E5 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8AA7E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7699E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a6e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 166, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.123 243.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c0ed',
500: '#53a6e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a6e5; $custom-light: #91c0ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a6e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 166,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.89,
"s": 73.737,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69994,
"c": 0.12309,
"h": 243.8
},
"luminance": 0.34769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A6E5
secondary
#E5C6AE
accent
#6510D6
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184