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#53B3CA

#53b3ca ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#53b3ca is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 70.2% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.91% cyan, 11.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 191.6°, with 52.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.35.

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Relative luminance0.3834

Complementary

  1. #53b3ca
  2. #ca6a53

Split complementary

  1. #53b3ca
  2. #ca5377
  3. #caa653

Analogous

  1. #53caa6
  2. #53b3ca
  3. #5377ca

Triadic

  1. #53b3ca
  2. #ca53b3
  3. #b3ca53

Tetradic

  1. #53b3ca
  2. #6a53ca
  3. #ca6a53
  4. #b3ca53

Square

  1. #53b3ca
  2. #a653ca
  3. #ca6a53
  4. #77ca53

Monochromatic

  1. #1f5765
  2. #318a9f
  3. #53b3ca
  4. #8dcddc
  5. #c8e7ee

Shades

#53b3ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53b3ca
  2. #4ba1b6
  3. #428fa2
  4. #3a7d8d
  5. #326b79
  6. #2a5a65
  7. #214851
  8. #19363d
  9. #112428
  10. #081214
  11. #000000

Tints

#53b3ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53b3ca
  2. #64bbcf
  3. #75c2d5
  4. #87cada
  5. #98d1df
  6. #a9d9e5
  7. #bae1ea
  8. #cbe8ef
  9. #ddf0f4
  10. #eef7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53b3ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53b3ca
  2. #58aec3
  3. #5ca9bb
  4. #61a4b4
  5. #659fac
  6. #6a9aa5
  7. #6e949e
  8. #738f96
  9. #778a8f
  10. #7c8587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dacb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3aecb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a1ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab0cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7da8ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22b8c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53b3ca {
  color: #53b3ca;
}
Background
.bg-53b3ca {
  background-color: #53b3ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53b3ca {
  border: 2px solid #53b3ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53b3ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 179 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53b3ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53b3ca, #5377ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53b3ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 179 202 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.35 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.08 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.63 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.99 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.12 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.40 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.12 #ac4c35 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#53b3ca  rgb(83, 179, 202)  hsl(192, 53%, 56%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca6a53  rgb(202, 106, 83)  hsl(12, 53%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#ca53b3  rgb(202, 83, 179)  hsl(312, 53%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#b3ca53  rgb(179, 202, 83)  hsl(72, 53%, 56%)  June Bud