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#53A4EE

#53a4ee ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53a4ee is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 64.31% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.13% cyan, 31.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 208.65°, with 82.01% saturation and 62.94% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3456

Complementary

  1. #53a4ee
  2. #ee9d53

Split complementary

  1. #53a4ee
  2. #ee5356
  3. #eeeb53

Analogous

  1. #53eeeb
  2. #53a4ee
  3. #5356ee

Triadic

  1. #53a4ee
  2. #ee53a4
  3. #a4ee53

Tetradic

  1. #53a4ee
  2. #9d53ee
  3. #ee9d53
  4. #a4ee53

Square

  1. #53a4ee
  2. #eb53ee
  3. #ee9d53
  4. #56ee53

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5799
  2. #167fdf
  3. #53a4ee
  4. #99c9f5
  5. #deeefc

Shades

#53a4ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53a4ee
  2. #4b94d6
  3. #4283be
  4. #3a73a7
  5. #32628f
  6. #2a5277
  7. #21425f
  8. #193147
  9. #112130
  10. #081018
  11. #000000

Tints

#53a4ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53a4ee
  2. #64adf0
  3. #75b6f1
  4. #87bff3
  5. #98c8f5
  6. #a9d2f7
  7. #badbf8
  8. #cbe4fa
  9. #ddedfc
  10. #eef6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53a4ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53a4ee
  2. #58a0e3
  3. #5c9dd8
  4. #6199cd
  5. #6596c2
  6. #6a92b7
  7. #6e8eac
  8. #738ba1
  9. #778796
  10. #7c848b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87a1c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #83a7f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e98ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a6f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #649ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00afd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53a4ee {
  color: #53a4ee;
}
Background
.bg-53a4ee {
  background-color: #53a4ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53a4ee {
  border: 2px solid #53a4ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53a4ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 164 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53a4ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53a4ee, #5356ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53a4ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 164 238 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.90 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.36 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.30 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.69 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.89 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.49 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.56 #ac5b11 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#53a4ee  rgb(83, 164, 238)  hsl(209, 82%, 63%)  Carolina Blue
#ee9d53  rgb(238, 157, 83)  hsl(29, 82%, 63%)  Sandy Brown
#ee53a4  rgb(238, 83, 164)  hsl(329, 82%, 63%)  Wild Strawberry
#a4ee53  rgb(164, 238, 83)  hsl(89, 82%, 63%)  Inchworm