#53A9D4#53A9D4
#53A9D4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.104 H 232.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A9D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 169, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 60%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -13.21, -29.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 32.41, 245.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.063 -0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.104 232.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6343, 34.9655, 67.4619) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.18
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.23
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.67
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.79
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 8.92
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A9D4 #D47E53
analogous
#53D4BE #53A9D4 #5368D4
triadic
#53A9D4 #D453A9 #A9D453
tetradic
#53A9D4 #BE53D4 #D47E53 #68D453
square
#53A9D4 #BE53D4 #D47E53 #68D453
split-complementary
#53A9D4 #D45368 #D4BE53
monochromatic
#23688A #2F8CBB #53A9D4 #84C1E0 #B5DAEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#53A9D4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#53A9D4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A9D4
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A9D4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A9D4 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A7D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#829AD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a9d4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 169, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.104 232.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc2e1',
500: '#53a9d4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a9d4; $custom-light: #8fc2e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a9d4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 169,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 60,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69885,
"c": 0.10403,
"h": 232.7
},
"luminance": 0.34968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A9D4
secondary
#DBB9A8
accent
#7945E3
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F2F7FB
border
#CCD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183