Palettes / Colors / #57CCFD

#57CCFD — Light Vivid Blue

#57CCFD is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #57CCFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#57CCFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FD8A58; it also sits naturally between #58FDDC and #5879FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #57CCFD

.text { color: #57CCFD; }
.background { background-color: #57CCFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #57CCFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 204, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 98%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #57CCFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 204, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #57CCFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 204, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#57CCFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#57CCFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD8A58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #57CCFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #57CCFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #57CCFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #57CCFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #57CCFD?

#57CCFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 87, 204, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #57CCFD?

#57CCFD is RGB 87, 204, 253 — HSL 198°, 98%, 67% — CMYK 66%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #57CCFD?

Its complement is #FD8A58; analogous partners are #58FDDC and #5879FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #57CCFD for text?

Black text on #57CCFD has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.