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#53afca color: Viking

#53afca is rgb(83, 175, 202) in RGB and oklch(70.859% 0.09528 219.834) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

70.9%
0.095
220°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • cyan-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #53afca

#53afca is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 220°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.35:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Viking (#4db1c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #53afca mixed with white

  1. 53afca
  2. 67b7cf
  3. 7abfd5
  4. 8cc7da
  5. 9dcfe0
  6. add7e5
  7. bedfea
  8. cee7ef
  9. dfeff5
  10. eff7fa

Darker: #53afca mixed with black

  1. 53afca
  2. 4798af
  3. 3b8195
  4. 306b7c
  5. 255664
  6. 1b414d
  7. 112e37
  8. 081c22
  9. 020b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #53afca with less saturation

  1. 53afca
  2. 5eaec6
  3. 68adc2
  4. 70abbe
  5. 79aaba
  6. 80a9b6
  7. 87a7b2
  8. 8ea6ad
  9. 95a4a9
  10. 9ba3a5

Questions about #53afca

What color is #53afca?

#53afca is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Viking. In RGB it is rgb(83, 175, 202), in HSL hsl(193.61, 52.89%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.859% 0.09528 219.834).

What colors go well with #53afca?

The complementary color of #53afca is #d48c74. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4db4ae and #72a6da. The triadic partners are #c98ab4 and #afa35a.

Is white or black text more readable on #53afca?

Black text reads better on #53afca: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53afca a warm or cool color?

#53afca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 220 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.095.