#53C8F8#53C8F8
#53C8F8 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.124 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C8F8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 200, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 92%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 67%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 19.4%, 0%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.02, -18.36, -33.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.02, 38.02, 241.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.55% -0.082 -0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.55% 0.124 228.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1581, 49.9204, 96.2552) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.00
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 4.09
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.12
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 5.23
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 5.24
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C8F8 #F88353
analogous
#53F8D6 #53C8F8 #5375F8
triadic
#53C8F8 #F853C8 #C8F853
tetradic
#53C8F8 #D653F8 #F88353 #75F853
square
#53C8F8 #D653F8 #F88353 #75F853
split-complementary
#53C8F8 #F85375 #F8D653
monochromatic
#0891C8 #18B5F6 #53C8F8 #8EDBFA #C9EEFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#53C8F8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#53C8F8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C8F8
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C8F8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C8F8 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFC5FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B4F7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c8f8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 200, 248); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.124 228.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95d8fa',
500: '#53c8f8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c8f8; $custom-light: #95d8fa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c8f8",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 200,
"b": 248
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.455,
"s": 92.179,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78555,
"c": 0.12415,
"h": 228.7
},
"luminance": 0.49925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C8F8
secondary
#F0C8B7
accent
#4300E6
background
#F9FDFF
surface
#F2FAFF
border
#CCD3D7
text
#0F1417
muted
#7E8385