Steel Blue

#53B8C6

Cyan

Color Codes

All color formats for development

HEX
#53B8C6
RGB
rgb(83, 184, 198)
HSL
hsl(187, 50%, 55%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.728 0.095 207.6)
CMYK
cmyk(58%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

Accessibility

WCAG contrast compliance

On White Background

2.32:1

AA AAA

On Black Background

9.04:1

AA AAA
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Tailwind Scale

50-950 scale matching Tailwind CSS naming

50
#F4FA
100
#E4F4
200
#CDEB
300
#A7DB
400
#79C8
500
#53B8
600
#389B
700
#2D7B
800
#2058
900
#1438
950
#0D23

Shades

Darker variations

1#3FAFBD
2#389BA8
3#318893
4#2A747E
5#236169
6#1C4E54
7#153A3F
8#0E272A
9#071315

Tints

Lighter variations

1#64BFCB
2#75C6D1
3#87CDD7
4#98D5DD
5#A9DCE2
6#BAE3E8
7#CBEAEE
8#DDF1F4
9#EEF8F9

Tones

Muted variations

1#59B4C0
2#5EAFBA
3#64ABB4
4#6AA7AF
5#70A2A9
6#759EA3
7#7B999D
8#819598
9#879192

Usage Guidelines

Recommended use cases for each shade level

LevelColorTypical Use Cases
50
F4FA
#F4FAFB
BackgroundsSubtle highlightsCard backgrounds
100
E4F4
#E4F4F6
Light backgroundsTable row hoverSkeleton loading
200
CDEB
#CDEBEE
Secondary backgroundsInput backgroundsDividers
300
A7DB
#A7DBE2
BordersInactive statesPlaceholder text
400
79C8
#79C8D2
Disabled statesSecondary iconsMuted text
500
53B8
#53B8C6
Primary brand colorCTAsActive elementsLinks
600
389B
#389BA8
Hover statesFocus ringsPrimary buttons hover
700
2D7B
#2D7B86
Active/pressed statesDark mode accentsSecondary text
800
2058
#205860
Text on light backgroundsHeadingsStrong borders
900
1438
#14383D
Primary textHigh emphasis contentDark headings
950
0D23
#0D2326
Maximum contrast textDark mode backgrounds

Export Code

Copy ready-to-use code for your project

:root {
  --steel-blue-50: #F4FAFB;
  --steel-blue-100: #E4F4F6;
  --steel-blue-200: #CDEBEE;
  --steel-blue-300: #A7DBE2;
  --steel-blue-400: #79C8D2;
  --steel-blue-500: #53B8C6;
  --steel-blue-600: #389BA8;
  --steel-blue-700: #2D7B86;
  --steel-blue-800: #205860;
  --steel-blue-900: #14383D;
  --steel-blue-950: #0D2326;
}
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