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#53B2CB

#53b2cb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#53b2cb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 69.8% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.11% cyan, 12.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 192.5°, with 53.57% saturation and 56.08% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.3799

Complementary

  1. #53b2cb
  2. #cb6c53

Split complementary

  1. #53b2cb
  2. #cb5376
  3. #cba853

Analogous

  1. #53cba8
  2. #53b2cb
  3. #5376cb

Triadic

  1. #53b2cb
  2. #cb53b2
  3. #b2cb53

Tetradic

  1. #53b2cb
  2. #6c53cb
  3. #cb6c53
  4. #b2cb53

Square

  1. #53b2cb
  2. #a853cb
  3. #cb6c53
  4. #76cb53

Monochromatic

  1. #1f5766
  2. #3189a1
  3. #53b2cb
  4. #8eccdd
  5. #c8e7ef

Shades

#53b2cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53b2cb
  2. #4ba0b7
  3. #428ea2
  4. #3a7d8e
  5. #326b7a
  6. #2a5966
  7. #214751
  8. #19353d
  9. #112429
  10. #081214
  11. #000000

Tints

#53b2cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53b2cb
  2. #64bad0
  3. #75c1d5
  4. #87c9db
  5. #98d1e0
  6. #a9d9e5
  7. #bae0ea
  8. #cbe8ef
  9. #ddf0f5
  10. #eef7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53b2cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53b2cb
  2. #58adc4
  3. #5ca8bc
  4. #61a3b5
  5. #659ead
  6. #6a99a6
  7. #6e949e
  8. #738f97
  9. #778a8f
  10. #7c8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cabb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2adcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a0cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89afcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ca8cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #21b7c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53b2cb {
  color: #53b2cb;
}
Background
.bg-53b2cb {
  background-color: #53b2cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53b2cb {
  border: 2px solid #53b2cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53b2cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 178 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53b2cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53b2cb, #5376cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53b2cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 178 203 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 5.81 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.00 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.74 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.81 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.82 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.00 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.54 #ac4d34 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#53b2cb  rgb(83, 178, 203)  hsl(193, 54%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb6c53  rgb(203, 108, 83)  hsl(13, 54%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#cb53b2  rgb(203, 83, 178)  hsl(313, 54%, 56%)  Sky Magenta
#b2cb53  rgb(178, 203, 83)  hsl(73, 54%, 56%)  June Bud