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#57CAFF Color

#57CAFF is rgb(87, 202, 255) in RGB, hsl(199, 100%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 21%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57CAFF
HEX#57CAFF
RGBrgb(87, 202, 255)
HSLhsl(199, 100%, 67%)
HSVhsv(199, 66%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 21%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.127 231.5)
LABlab(76.39% -21.61 -36.39)
LCHlch(76.39% 42.32 239.30)

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

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.39Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 8.47Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.5Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 8.84Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 9.15Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 10.63

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

#57CAFF Channel Values

How #57CAFF 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 202 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 100% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 66% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57CAFF 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #57CAFF

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

Base
#57CAFF
Complementary
#FF8C57
Analogous
#57FFE0
Analogous
#5776FF
Triadic
#FF57CA
Triadic
#CAFF57
Split comp.
#FF5776
Split comp.
#FFE057

Tints & Shades of #57CAFF

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

#6BD0FF
#85D8FF
#99DFFF
#B3E7FF
#C7EDFF
#E0F5FF

Shades

#29BBFF
#00ABFA
#008BCC
#006C9E
#004D70
#002D42

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

How #57CAFF 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#57CAFF
Protanopia#BDBDFF
Protanomaly#9EC2FF
Deuteranopia#AFAFFF
Deuteranomaly#94BAFF
Tritanopia#3BD2D2
Tritanomaly#48CFE5
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57CAFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-57caff: #57CAFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57CAFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57caff': '#57CAFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.792, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_57caff">#57CAFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#57CAFF"

More Teal Colors

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

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#57CAFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57CAFF?

#57CAFF is a light teal — rgb(87, 202, 255) in RGB and hsl(199, 100%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.39.

What is the RGB value of #57CAFF?

#57CAFF is rgb(87, 202, 255) — red 87, green 202, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57CAFF?

#57CAFF converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 21%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57CAFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #57CAFF scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #57CAFF 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 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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