#53A8DE#53A8DE
#53A8DE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.114 H 239.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A8DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 168, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 68%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.84, -9.51, -34.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.84, 36.21, 254.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.11% -0.0586 -0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.11% 0.114 239.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7497, 35.1151, 74.2505) |
| Luminance | 0.3512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.03
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.05
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.46
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.92
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.00
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A8DE #DE8953
analogous
#53DECE #53A8DE #5363DE
triadic
#53A8DE #DE53A8 #A8DE53
tetradic
#53A8DE #CE53DE #DE8953 #63DE53
square
#53A8DE #CE53DE #DE8953 #63DE53
split-complementary
#53A8DE #DE5363 #DECE53
monochromatic
#1D6999 #278CCD #53A8DE #86C2E8 #BADCF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#53A8DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#53A8DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A8DE
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A8DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A8DE | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA8E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C9ADD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a8de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 168, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.114 239.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c1e8',
500: '#53a8de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a8de; $custom-light: #90c1e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a8de",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 168,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.309,
"s": 67.805,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70111,
"c": 0.11426,
"h": 239.2
},
"luminance": 0.35118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A8DE
secondary
#E1C0AC
accent
#813DEB
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F7FC
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1216
muted
#7E8184