Skip to the color picker

#53b8fa color: Hello Summer

#53b8fa is rgb(83, 184, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.04% 0.13359 240.548) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

204°
100%

75%
0.134
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #53b8fa

#53b8fa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hello Summer (#55bbff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #53b8fa mixed with white

  1. 53b8fa
  2. 68bffb
  3. 7bc7fc
  4. 8dcefd
  5. 9ed5fe
  6. afdcfe
  7. bfe4ff
  8. cfeaff
  9. dff1ff
  10. eff8ff

Darker: #53b8fa mixed with black

  1. 53b8fa
  2. 47a0d9
  3. 3b88ba
  4. 30719b
  5. 255b7d
  6. 1b4561
  7. 113146
  8. 081e2d
  9. 020c15
  10. 000203

Calmer: #53b8fa with less saturation

  1. 53b8fa
  2. 60b7f3
  3. 6bb7eb
  4. 76b6e4
  5. 7fb5dc
  6. 88b4d5
  7. 90b3cd
  8. 98b2c5
  9. a0b1be
  10. a7afb6

Questions about #53b8fa

What color is #53b8fa?

#53b8fa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Hello Summer. In RGB it is rgb(83, 184, 250), in HSL hsl(203.71, 94.35%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.04% 0.13359 240.548).

What colors go well with #53b8fa?

The complementary color of #53b8fa is #eb984e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00c4dd and #8ea9ff. The triadic partners are #f288aa and #a2ba52.

Is white or black text more readable on #53b8fa?

Black text reads better on #53b8fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53b8fa a warm or cool color?

#53b8fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.134.