#53b8e2

Color #53b8e2

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#53b8e2

RGB

rgb(83, 184, 226)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 71.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 63.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.6, -16.85, -29.76)

LCH

lch(70.6, 34.2, 240.48)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1111, 228.46)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 32.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e27d53

Analogous

#53e2c4

#53b8e2

#5371e2

Triadic

#53b8e2

#e253b8

#b8e253

Split-complementary

#53b8e2

#e25371

#e2c453

Tetradic

#53b8e2

#7d53e2

#e27d53

#b8e253

Square

#53b8e2

#c453e2

#e27d53

#71e253

Shades

Color #53b8e2 mixed toward black.

#27a6db

#1e85b0

#166484

#0f4358

#07212c

Tints

Color #53b8e2 mixed toward white.

#70c4e7

#8cd0ec

#a9dcf0

#c6e7f5

#e2f3fa

Tones

Color #53b8e2 mixed toward gray.

#5fb3d6

#6baeca

#77a9be

#83a4b2

#8f9fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bd9 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#857dd7 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#5cd1cf · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #53b8e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53b8e2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#53b8e2 (#53b8e2) is rgb(83, 184, 226) in RGB.

No, #53b8e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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