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#53A2EB

#53a2eb ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53a2eb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 63.53% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.68% cyan, 31.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 208.82°, with 79.17% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.3368

Complementary

  1. #53a2eb
  2. #eb9c53

Split complementary

  1. #53a2eb
  2. #eb5356
  3. #ebe853

Analogous

  1. #53ebe8
  2. #53a2eb
  3. #5356eb

Triadic

  1. #53a2eb
  2. #eb53a2
  3. #a2eb53

Tetradic

  1. #53a2eb
  2. #9c53eb
  3. #eb9c53
  4. #a2eb53

Square

  1. #53a2eb
  2. #e853eb
  3. #eb9c53
  4. #56eb53

Monochromatic

  1. #115594
  2. #197dd8
  3. #53a2eb
  4. #98c7f3
  5. #dcecfb

Shades

#53a2eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53a2eb
  2. #4b92d4
  3. #4282bc
  4. #3a71a5
  5. #32618d
  6. #2a5176
  7. #21415e
  8. #193147
  9. #11202f
  10. #081018
  11. #000000

Tints

#53a2eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53a2eb
  2. #64abed
  3. #75b5ef
  4. #87bef1
  5. #98c7f3
  6. #a9d1f5
  7. #badaf7
  8. #cbe3f9
  9. #ddecfb
  10. #eef6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53a2eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53a2eb
  2. #589fe0
  3. #5c9bd6
  4. #6198cb
  5. #6594c0
  6. #6a91b6
  7. #6e8eab
  8. #738aa0
  9. #778795
  10. #7c838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869fc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d96ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a4ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #649bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00add0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53a2eb {
  color: #53a2eb;
}
Background
.bg-53a2eb {
  background-color: #53a2eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53a2eb {
  border: 2px solid #53a2eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53a2eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 162 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53a2eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53a2eb, #5356eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53a2eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 162 235 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.67 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.33 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.79 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.13 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.43 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.90 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.12 #ac5d14 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#53a2eb  rgb(83, 162, 235)  hsl(209, 79%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#eb9c53  rgb(235, 156, 83)  hsl(29, 79%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#eb53a2  rgb(235, 83, 162)  hsl(329, 79%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry
#a2eb53  rgb(162, 235, 83)  hsl(89, 79%, 62%)  Inchworm