#53A8DC#53A8DC
#53A8DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.112 H 238.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A8DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 168, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, -10.14, -33.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 35.45, 253.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.02% -0.0592 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.02% 0.112 238.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4833, 35.0085, 72.8471) |
| Luminance | 0.3501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.38
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.32
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.35
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.60
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.98
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A8DC #DC8753
analogous
#53DCCC #53A8DC #5363DC
triadic
#53A8DC #DC53A8 #A8DC53
tetradic
#53A8DC #CC53DC #DC8753 #63DC53
square
#53A8DC #CC53DC #DC8753 #63DC53
split-complementary
#53A8DC #DC5363 #DCCC53
monochromatic
#1F6996 #298CC9 #53A8DC #86C2E6 #B9DBF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#53A8DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#53A8DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A8DC
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A8DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A8DC | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A7DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D9ADB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a8dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 168, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.112 238.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c1e7',
500: '#53a8dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a8dc; $custom-light: #90c1e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a8dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 168,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.774,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70018,
"c": 0.1122,
"h": 238.1
},
"luminance": 0.35012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A8DC
secondary
#E0BFAB
accent
#7F3FE9
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184