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#57C1FF Color

#57C1FF is rgb(87, 193, 255) in RGB, hsl(202, 100%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 24%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57C1FF
HEX#57C1FF
RGBrgb(87, 193, 255)
HSLhsl(202, 100%, 67%)
HSVhsv(202, 66%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 24%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.132 237.6)
LABlab(73.81% -17.35 -40.36)
LCHlch(73.81% 43.93 246.74)

What #57C1FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #57C1FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 5.97Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 6.83Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 7.7Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 7.92Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 8.73Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 10.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#57C1FF Channel Values

How #57C1FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 193 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 100% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 66% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57C1FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #57C1FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #57C1FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57C1FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#57C1FF
Complementary
#FF9457
Analogous
#57FFE9
Analogous
#576DFF
Triadic
#FF57C1
Triadic
#C1FF57
Split comp.
#FF576D
Split comp.
#FFE957

Tints & Shades of #57C1FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BC9FF
#85D2FF
#99DAFF
#B3E3FF
#C7EAFF
#E0F4FF

Shades

#29B0FF
#009EFA
#0081CC
#00649E
#004770
#002A42

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57C1FF.

How #57C1FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#57C1FF
Protanopia#B4B4FF
Protanomaly#98BAFF
Deuteranopia#A7A7FF
Deuteranomaly#8EB2FF
Tritanopia#35CACA
Tritanomaly#45C7E1
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57C1FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-57c1ff: #57C1FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57C1FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57c1ff': '#57C1FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.757, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_57c1ff">#57C1FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#57C1FF"

More Blue Colors

#57C1FF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#57C1FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57C1FF?

#57C1FF is a light blue — rgb(87, 193, 255) in RGB and hsl(202, 100%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maya Blue (#73C2FB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #57C1FF?

#57C1FF is rgb(87, 193, 255) — red 87, green 193, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57C1FF?

#57C1FF converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 24%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57C1FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57C1FF scores 2:1 against white and 10.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57C1FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57C1FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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