#53B6DB#53B6DB
#53B6DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.106 H 225.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53B6DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 182, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 65%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 16.9%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.76, -17.95, -27.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.76, 32.62, 236.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% -0.0742 -0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.106 225.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0764, 40.4060, 73.0601) |
| Luminance | 0.4041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.03
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.40
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.03
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.52
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 7.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53B6DB #DB7853
analogous
#53DBBC #53B6DB #5372DB
triadic
#53B6DB #DB53B6 #B6DB53
tetradic
#53B6DB #BC53DB #DB7853 #72DB53
square
#53B6DB #BC53DB #DB7853 #72DB53
split-complementary
#53B6DB #DB5372 #DBBC53
monochromatic
#1F7595 #2A9CC7 #53B6DB #86CBE6 #B8E1F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#53B6DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#53B6DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53B6DB
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53B6DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53B6DB | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B3DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA4DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53b6db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 182, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.106 225.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90cce6',
500: '#53b6db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53b6db; $custom-light: #90cce6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53b6db",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 182,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.324,
"s": 65.385,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73192,
"c": 0.10619,
"h": 225.7
},
"luminance": 0.40409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53B6DB
secondary
#DFB9AA
accent
#6D3FE8
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0E1316
muted
#7E8284