# #53a5fd

A color — cool, vivid, technical, modern. Deterministic analysis from BrandSweets (no inference).

## Values

- Hex: `#53a5fd`
- RGB: rgb(83, 165, 253)
- HSL: hsl(211, 98%, 66%)
- OKLCH: oklch(0.71 0.152 252.2)
- Relative luminance: 0.3584
- Nearest named color: Cerulean (#55aaee, Δ 2.877) — https://brandsweets.com/colors/cerulean
- Moods: cool, vivid, technical, modern
- Page: https://brandsweets.com/colors/53a5fd

## Tints & shades

- Tints (toward white): #62adfd, #72b5fe, #86c0fe, #95c8fe, #a4d0fe, #b3d8fe, #c2dffe, #d7eaff, #e6f2ff, #f5faff
- Shades (toward black): #3596fd, #1786fd, #0274ed, #0265cf, #0256b1, #014892, #013974, #012751, #011932, #000a14

## Harmonies

- Complementary: #fdab53
- Analogous: #53fafd, #5653fd
- Triadic: #fd53a5, #a5fd53
- Split-complementary: #fd5653, #fafd53
- Tetradic: #fd53fa, #fdab53, #53fd56

## Contrast (WCAG 2.x, as text)

- On white (#ffffff): 2.57:1 — AA fail, AA-large fail, AAA fail. Fix: AA: text → #0271e8 (4.64:1); AA: background → #383838 (4.56:1); AAA: text → #0256b1 (7.07:1); AAA: background → #141414 (7.17:1)
- On black (#000000): 8.17:1 — AA pass, AA-large pass, AAA pass

## Curated palettes containing it

- **Terminal** (technical, dark, modern) — #3fb950, #58a6ff, #f778ba, #0b0f14, #e6edf3 — Green for success, blue for links, pink for emphasis — the dark-mode developer family, tuned to sit on near-black without glare. — tool: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/3fb950-58a6ff-f778ba-0b0f14-e6edf3 — collection: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/technical

## Fonts for this mood

- technical: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/technical
- modern: https://brandsweets.com/fonts/mood/modern

## Palette tool

Open this color locked as the lead with four explored companions: https://brandsweets.com/palettes/new/53a5fd-9cabc4-df534e-1f202d-e9f1f1?lock=0&style=vibrant
(Humans lock/regenerate in the tool; the URL is the state — read `lock=` back to see what they kept.)

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets colors endpoint for the same engine:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
- Tools: `analyze_color` (e.g. `analyze_color({ color: "#53a5fd" })`), `check_contrast` (with fixes), `generate_palette` (explore around locks), `suggest_palette` (mood/industry → curated-first), `list_palettes`.