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#53A2EC

#53a2ec ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53a2ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.83% cyan, 31.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 209.02°, with 80.1% saturation and 62.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.3374

Complementary

  1. #53a2ec
  2. #ec9d53

Split complementary

  1. #53a2ec
  2. #ec5356
  3. #ece953

Analogous

  1. #53ece9
  2. #53a2ec
  3. #5356ec

Triadic

  1. #53a2ec
  2. #ec53a2
  3. #a2ec53

Tetradic

  1. #53a2ec
  2. #9d53ec
  3. #ec9d53
  4. #a2ec53

Square

  1. #53a2ec
  2. #e953ec
  3. #ec9d53
  4. #56ec53

Monochromatic

  1. #115595
  2. #187cda
  3. #53a2ec
  4. #98c7f4
  5. #ddecfb

Shades

#53a2ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53a2ec
  2. #4b92d4
  3. #4282bd
  4. #3a71a5
  5. #32618e
  6. #2a5176
  7. #21415e
  8. #193147
  9. #11202f
  10. #081018
  11. #000000

Tints

#53a2ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53a2ec
  2. #64abee
  3. #75b5f0
  4. #87bef2
  5. #98c7f4
  6. #a9d1f6
  7. #badaf7
  8. #cbe3f9
  9. #ddecfb
  10. #eef6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53a2ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53a2ec
  2. #589fe1
  3. #5c9bd6
  4. #6198cc
  5. #6594c1
  6. #6a91b6
  7. #6e8eab
  8. #738aa0
  9. #778796
  10. #7c838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869fc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82a5ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d96eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a4ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #639beb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00add1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53a2ec {
  color: #53a2ec;
}
Background
.bg-53a2ec {
  background-color: #53a2ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53a2ec {
  border: 2px solid #53a2ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53a2ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 162 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53a2ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53a2ec, #5356ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53a2ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 162 236 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.38 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.75 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.08 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.36 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.14 #ac5d13 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#53a2ec  rgb(83, 162, 236)  hsl(209, 80%, 63%)  Carolina Blue
#ec9d53  rgb(236, 157, 83)  hsl(29, 80%, 63%)  Sandy Brown
#ec53a2  rgb(236, 83, 162)  hsl(329, 80%, 63%)  Wild Strawberry
#a2ec53  rgb(162, 236, 83)  hsl(89, 80%, 63%)  Inchworm