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#53BCD8

#53bcd8 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53bcd8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 73.73% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.57% cyan, 12.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 192.63°, with 63.03% saturation and 58.63% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.89.

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Relative luminance0.4276

Complementary

  1. #53bcd8
  2. #d86f53

Split complementary

  1. #53bcd8
  2. #d8537a
  3. #d8b153

Analogous

  1. #53d8b1
  2. #53bcd8
  3. #537ad8

Triadic

  1. #53bcd8
  2. #d853bc
  3. #bcd853

Tetradic

  1. #53bcd8
  2. #6f53d8
  3. #d86f53
  4. #bcd853

Square

  1. #53bcd8
  2. #b153d8
  3. #d86f53
  4. #7ad853

Monochromatic

  1. #1b6477
  2. #2998b5
  3. #53bcd8
  4. #91d4e6
  5. #d0edf4

Shades

#53bcd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53bcd8
  2. #4ba9c2
  3. #4296ad
  4. #3a8497
  5. #327182
  6. #2a5e6c
  7. #214b56
  8. #193841
  9. #11262b
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#53bcd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53bcd8
  2. #64c3dc
  3. #75c9e0
  4. #87d0e4
  5. #98d7e8
  6. #a9deec
  7. #bae4ef
  8. #cbebf3
  9. #ddf2f7
  10. #eef8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53bcd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53bcd8
  2. #58b6cf
  3. #5cb0c6
  4. #61aabe
  5. #65a4b5
  6. #6a9eac
  7. #6e98a3
  8. #73929a
  9. #778c92
  10. #7c8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b4c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab7da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a9d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fb9d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81b1d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0ac2cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53bcd8 {
  color: #53bcd8;
}
Background
.bg-53bcd8 {
  background-color: #53bcd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53bcd8 {
  border: 2px solid #53bcd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53bcd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 188 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53bcd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53bcd8, #537ad8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53bcd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 188 216 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.89 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.35 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.75 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.57 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.39 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.07 #ac4327 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#53bcd8  rgb(83, 188, 216)  hsl(193, 63%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#d86f53  rgb(216, 111, 83)  hsl(13, 63%, 59%)  Terra Cotta
#d853bc  rgb(216, 83, 188)  hsl(313, 63%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd853  rgb(188, 216, 83)  hsl(73, 63%, 59%)  June Bud