#53A8D9#53A8D9
#53A8D9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.109 H 236.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A8D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 168, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(202, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 22.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.63, -11.09, -32.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.63, 34.34, 251.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0602 -0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.109 236.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0895, 34.8510, 70.7734) |
| Luminance | 0.3485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.97
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.26
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.77
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.11
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.98
Sky
#82CAFC
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A8D9 #D98453
analogous
#53D9C7 #53A8D9 #5365D9
triadic
#53A8D9 #D953A8 #A8D953
tetradic
#53A8D9 #C753D9 #D98453 #65D953
square
#53A8D9 #C753D9 #D98453 #65D953
split-complementary
#53A8D9 #D95365 #D9C753
monochromatic
#206891 #2B8CC4 #53A8D9 #85C1E4 #B7DBEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#53A8D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#53A8D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A8D9
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A8D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A8D9 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A7DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F99D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a8d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 168, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.109 236.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc1e5',
500: '#53a8d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a8d9; $custom-light: #8fc1e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a8d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 168,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.94,
"s": 63.81,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6988,
"c": 0.1092,
"h": 236.5
},
"luminance": 0.34854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A8D9
secondary
#DEBDAA
accent
#7E41E7
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8184