#57C3FA Color

#57C3FA is rgb(87, 195, 250) in RGB, hsl(200, 94%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 22%, 0%, 2%) 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 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57C3FA

HEX#57C3FA

RGBrgb(87, 195, 250)

HSLhsl(200, 94%, 66%)

HSVhsv(200, 65%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 22%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.126 233.9)

LABlab(74.21% -19.56 -37.07)

LCHlch(74.21% 41.91 242.18)

What #57C3FA 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 #57C3FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 6.45 Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 6.48 Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 8.25 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.95 Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 10.29 Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 10.48

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

#57C3FA Channel Values

How #57C3FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 87 · G 195 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 200° · S 94% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 200° · S 65% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 65% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.98:1 vs white · 10.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57C3FA 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #57C3FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57C3FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #57C3FA

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.

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How #57C3FA 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#57C3FA

Protanopia#B6B6FA

Protanomaly#99BBFA

Deuteranopia#A9A9FB

Deuteranomaly#8FB4FB

Tritanopia#3BCBCB

Tritanomaly#48C8DF

Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #57C3FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-57c3fa: #57C3FA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57C3FA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57c3fa': '#57C3FA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.765, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_57c3fa">#57C3FA</color>

SVG fillfill="#57C3FA"

More Blue Colors

#57C3FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#57C3FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57C3FA?

#57C3FA is a light blue — rgb(87, 195, 250) in RGB and hsl(200, 94%, 66%) 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 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #57C3FA?

#57C3FA is rgb(87, 195, 250) — red 87, green 195, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57C3FA?

#57C3FA converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 22%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57C3FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57C3FA scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57C3FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57C3FA 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 8.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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