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#53A2BB

#53a2bb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#53a2bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 63.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.61% cyan, 13.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 194.42°, with 43.33% saturation and 52.94% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.3127

Complementary

  1. #53a2bb
  2. #bb6c53

Split complementary

  1. #53a2bb
  2. #bb536e
  3. #bba053

Analogous

  1. #53bba0
  2. #53a2bb
  3. #536ebb

Triadic

  1. #53a2bb
  2. #bb53a2
  3. #a2bb53

Tetradic

  1. #53a2bb
  2. #6c53bb
  3. #bb6c53
  4. #a2bb53

Square

  1. #53a2bb
  2. #a053bb
  3. #bb6c53
  4. #6ebb53

Monochromatic

  1. #214854
  2. #37778b
  3. #53a2bb
  4. #8ac0d1
  5. #c1dde6

Shades

#53a2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53a2bb
  2. #4b92a8
  3. #428296
  4. #3a7183
  5. #326170
  6. #2a515e
  7. #21414b
  8. #193138
  9. #112025
  10. #081013
  11. #000000

Tints

#53a2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53a2bb
  2. #64abc2
  3. #75b5c9
  4. #87becf
  5. #98c7d6
  6. #a9d1dd
  7. #badae4
  8. #cbe3eb
  9. #ddecf1
  10. #eef6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53a2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53a2bb
  2. #589fb5
  3. #5c9baf
  4. #6198a9
  5. #6594a3
  6. #6a919e
  7. #6e8e98
  8. #738a92
  9. #77878c
  10. #7c8386
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #829ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #939ebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8493bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ea0bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7399bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30a7b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53a2bb {
  color: #53a2bb;
}
Background
.bg-53a2bb {
  background-color: #53a2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53a2bb {
  border: 2px solid #53a2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53a2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 162 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53a2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53a2bb, #536ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53a2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 162 187 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.84 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.99 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.45 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.71 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.23 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.56 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.81 #ac5d44 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#53a2bb  rgb(83, 162, 187)  hsl(194, 43%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#bb6c53  rgb(187, 108, 83)  hsl(14, 43%, 53%)  Terra Cotta
#bb53a2  rgb(187, 83, 162)  hsl(314, 43%, 53%)  Mulberry
#a2bb53  rgb(162, 187, 83)  hsl(74, 43%, 53%)  Apple Green