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#53bafa color: Hello Summer

#53bafa is rgb(83, 186, 250) in RGB and oklch(75.487% 0.13235 239.268) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

75.5%
0.132
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #53bafa

#53bafa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.15:1 contrast and black text 9.77:1, 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: #53bafa mixed with white

  1. 53bafa
  2. 68c1fb
  3. 7bc8fc
  4. 8dd0fd
  5. 9fd7fe
  6. afddfe
  7. c0e4ff
  8. d0ebff
  9. dff2ff
  10. eff8ff

Darker: #53bafa mixed with black

  1. 53bafa
  2. 47a1d9
  3. 3b89ba
  4. 30729b
  5. 255c7d
  6. 1b4661
  7. 113246
  8. 081e2d
  9. 020d15
  10. 000203

Calmer: #53bafa with less saturation

  1. 53bafa
  2. 60b9f3
  3. 6cb9eb
  4. 76b8e4
  5. 80b7dd
  6. 89b6d5
  7. 91b5ce
  8. 99b4c6
  9. a1b2bf
  10. a8b1b7

Questions about #53bafa

What color is #53bafa?

#53bafa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Hello Summer. In RGB it is rgb(83, 186, 250), in HSL hsl(202.99, 94.35%, 65.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.487% 0.13235 239.268).

What colors go well with #53bafa?

The complementary color of #53bafa is #ed9952. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00c6dd and #8eabff. The triadic partners are #f28aad and #a6bb53.

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

Black text reads better on #53bafa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and black gives 9.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53bafa a warm or cool color?

#53bafa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.132.