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#53A4BC

#53a4bc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#53a4bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 64.31% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.85% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 193.71°, with 43.93% saturation and 53.14% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.3202

Complementary

  1. #53a4bc
  2. #bc6b53

Split complementary

  1. #53a4bc
  2. #bc5370
  3. #bc9f53

Analogous

  1. #53bc9f
  2. #53a4bc
  3. #5370bc

Triadic

  1. #53a4bc
  2. #bc53a4
  3. #a4bc53

Tetradic

  1. #53a4bc
  2. #6b53bc
  3. #bc6b53
  4. #a4bc53

Square

  1. #53a4bc
  2. #9f53bc
  3. #bc6b53
  4. #70bc53

Monochromatic

  1. #214955
  2. #37788c
  3. #53a4bc
  4. #8ac1d1
  5. #c1dee7

Shades

#53a4bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53a4bc
  2. #4b94a9
  3. #428396
  4. #3a7384
  5. #326271
  6. #2a525e
  7. #21424b
  8. #193138
  9. #112126
  10. #081013
  11. #000000

Tints

#53a4bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53a4bc
  2. #64adc3
  3. #75b6c9
  4. #87bfd0
  5. #98c8d7
  6. #a9d2de
  7. #badbe4
  8. #cbe4eb
  9. #ddedf2
  10. #eef6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53a4bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53a4bc
  2. #58a0b6
  3. #5c9db0
  4. #6199aa
  5. #6596a4
  6. #6a929e
  7. #6e8e98
  8. #738b92
  9. #77878c
  10. #7c8486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #839ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a0bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8694bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a2bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #759bbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2fa9b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53a4bc {
  color: #53a4bc;
}
Background
.bg-53a4bc {
  background-color: #53a4bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53a4bc {
  border: 2px solid #53a4bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53a4bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 164 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53a4bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53a4bc, #5370bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53a4bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 164 188 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 4.92 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.46 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.40 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.98 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.60 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.29 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.73 #ac5b43 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#53a4bc  rgb(83, 164, 188)  hsl(194, 44%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#bc6b53  rgb(188, 107, 83)  hsl(14, 44%, 53%)  Terra Cotta
#bc53a4  rgb(188, 83, 164)  hsl(314, 44%, 53%)  Mulberry
#a4bc53  rgb(164, 188, 83)  hsl(74, 44%, 53%)  Apple Green