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#53A4E2

#53a4e2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53a4e2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 64.31% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.27% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 206.01°, with 71.14% saturation and 60.59% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.3388

Complementary

  1. #53a4e2
  2. #e29153

Split complementary

  1. #53a4e2
  2. #e2535d
  3. #e2d853

Analogous

  1. #53e2d8
  2. #53a4e2
  3. #535de2

Triadic

  1. #53a4e2
  2. #e253a4
  3. #a4e253

Tetradic

  1. #53a4e2
  2. #9153e2
  3. #e29153
  4. #a4e253

Square

  1. #53a4e2
  2. #d853e2
  3. #e29153
  4. #5de253

Monochromatic

  1. #175585
  2. #227fc7
  3. #53a4e2
  4. #94c7ed
  5. #d6e9f8

Shades

#53a4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53a4e2
  2. #4b94cb
  3. #4283b5
  4. #3a739e
  5. #326288
  6. #2a5271
  7. #21425a
  8. #193144
  9. #11212d
  10. #081017
  11. #000000

Tints

#53a4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53a4e2
  2. #64ade5
  3. #75b6e8
  4. #87bfeb
  5. #98c8ee
  6. #a9d2f1
  7. #badbf3
  8. #cbe4f6
  9. #ddedf9
  10. #eef6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53a4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53a4e2
  2. #58a0d8
  3. #5c9dce
  4. #6199c5
  5. #6596bb
  6. #6a92b1
  7. #6e8ea7
  8. #738b9d
  9. #778794
  10. #7c848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a0bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88a5e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7597e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77a5e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699ce1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #04adcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53a4e2 {
  color: #53a4e2;
}
Background
.bg-53a4e2 {
  background-color: #53a4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53a4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #53a4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53a4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 164 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53a4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53a4e2, #535de2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53a4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 164 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 2.22 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 3.82 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.49 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.91 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.41 #ac5b1d Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#53a4e2  rgb(83, 164, 226)  hsl(206, 71%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#e29153  rgb(226, 145, 83)  hsl(26, 71%, 61%)  Persian Orange
#e253a4  rgb(226, 83, 164)  hsl(326, 71%, 61%)  Wild Strawberry
#a4e253  rgb(164, 226, 83)  hsl(86, 71%, 61%)  Inchworm