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#53BBD4

#53bbd4 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53bbd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 73.33% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.85% cyan, 11.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 191.63°, with 60% saturation and 57.84% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.46.

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Relative luminance0.4213

Complementary

  1. #53bbd4
  2. #d46c53

Split complementary

  1. #53bbd4
  2. #d4537a
  3. #d4ac53

Analogous

  1. #53d4ac
  2. #53bbd4
  3. #537ad4

Triadic

  1. #53bbd4
  2. #d453bb
  3. #bbd453

Tetradic

  1. #53bbd4
  2. #6c53d4
  3. #d46c53
  4. #bbd453

Square

  1. #53bbd4
  2. #ac53d4
  3. #d46c53
  4. #7ad453

Monochromatic

  1. #1c6172
  2. #2c95af
  3. #53bbd4
  4. #90d3e3
  5. #cdebf3

Shades

#53bbd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53bbd4
  2. #4ba8bf
  3. #4296aa
  4. #3a8394
  5. #32707f
  6. #2a5e6a
  7. #214b55
  8. #193840
  9. #11252a
  10. #081315
  11. #000000

Tints

#53bbd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53bbd4
  2. #64c2d8
  3. #75c9dd
  4. #87cfe1
  5. #98d6e5
  6. #a9ddea
  7. #bae4ee
  8. #cbebf2
  9. #ddf1f6
  10. #eef8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53bbd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53bbd4
  2. #58b5cc
  3. #5cafc3
  4. #61a9bb
  5. #65a3b2
  6. #6a9eaa
  7. #6e98a2
  8. #739299
  9. #778c91
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab6d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a8d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fb8d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81b0d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #12c1ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53bbd4 {
  color: #53bbd4;
}
Background
.bg-53bbd4 {
  background-color: #53bbd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53bbd4 {
  border: 2px solid #53bbd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53bbd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 187 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 60% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53bbd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53bbd4, #537ad4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53bbd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 187 212 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.46 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.51 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.42 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.53 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.37 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.77 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.24 #ac442b Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#53bbd4  rgb(83, 187, 212)  hsl(192, 60%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#d46c53  rgb(212, 108, 83)  hsl(12, 60%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#d453bb  rgb(212, 83, 187)  hsl(312, 60%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd453  rgb(187, 212, 83)  hsl(72, 60%, 58%)  June Bud