#53BFE8#53BFE8
#53BFE8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.114 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53BFE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 191, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 76%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 64%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.2%, 17.7%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -18.65, -29.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 34.96, 237.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% -0.0787 -0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.114 226.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7578, 44.9229, 83.0621) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 4.19
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.77
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 5.34
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.99
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.11
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53BFE8 #E87C53
analogous
#53E8C7 #53BFE8 #5375E8
triadic
#53BFE8 #E853BF #BFE853
tetradic
#53BFE8 #C753E8 #E87C53 #75E853
square
#53BFE8 #C753E8 #E87C53 #75E853
split-complementary
#53BFE8 #E85375 #E8C753
monochromatic
#1781AA #1EABE0 #53BFE8 #89D3EF #BFE7F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#53BFE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#53BFE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53BFE8
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53BFE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53BFE8 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9BBEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94ACE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53bfe8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 191, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.114 226.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92d2ef',
500: '#53bfe8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53bfe8; $custom-light: #92d2ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53bfe8",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 191,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.51,
"s": 76.41,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75816,
"c": 0.1141,
"h": 226.4
},
"luminance": 0.44927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53BFE8
secondary
#E7BFB0
accent
#450DD9
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8284