#53b9e2

Color #53b9e2

A vivid, highly saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.02 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#53b9e2

RGB

rgb(83, 185, 226)

HSL

hsl(197.2, 71.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.2, 63.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.3%, 18.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(70.89, -17.37, -29.32)

LCH

lch(70.89, 34.08, 239.36)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.1109, 227.59)

HWB

hwb(197.2, 32.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e27c53

Analogous

#53e2c3

#53b9e2

#5372e2

Triadic

#53b9e2

#e253b9

#b9e253

Split-complementary

#53b9e2

#e25372

#e2c353

Tetradic

#53b9e2

#7c53e2

#e27c53

#b9e253

Square

#53b9e2

#c353e2

#e27c53

#72e253

Shades

Color #53b9e2 mixed toward black.

#27a7db

#1e86b0

#166584

#0f4358

#07222c

Tints

Color #53b9e2 mixed toward white.

#70c5e7

#8cd0ec

#a9dcf0

#c6e8f5

#e2f3fa

Tones

Color #53b9e2 mixed toward gray.

#5fb4d6

#6bafca

#77aabe

#83a5b2

#8fa0a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8cd9 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#857dd7 · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#5cd2d0 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 20.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #53b9e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53b9e2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#53b9e2 (#53b9e2) is rgb(83, 185, 226) in RGB.

No, #53b9e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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