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#53C1DB

#53c1db ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53c1db is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 75.69% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.1% cyan, 11.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 191.47°, with 65.38% saturation and 59.22% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.4509

Complementary

  1. #53c1db
  2. #db6d53

Split complementary

  1. #53c1db
  2. #db537d
  3. #dbb153

Analogous

  1. #53dbb1
  2. #53c1db
  3. #537ddb

Triadic

  1. #53c1db
  2. #db53c1
  3. #c1db53

Tetradic

  1. #53c1db
  2. #6d53db
  3. #db6d53
  4. #c1db53

Square

  1. #53c1db
  2. #b153db
  3. #db6d53
  4. #7ddb53

Monochromatic

  1. #1a697b
  2. #279eba
  3. #53c1db
  4. #92d8e8
  5. #d2eff5

Shades

#53c1db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53c1db
  2. #4baec5
  3. #429aaf
  4. #3a8799
  5. #327483
  6. #2a616e
  7. #214d58
  8. #193a42
  9. #11272c
  10. #081316
  11. #000000

Tints

#53c1db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53c1db
  2. #64c7df
  3. #75cde2
  4. #87d4e6
  5. #98dae9
  6. #a9e0ed
  7. #bae6f1
  8. #cbecf4
  9. #ddf3f8
  10. #eef9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53c1db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53c1db
  2. #58bbd2
  3. #5cb4c9
  4. #61aec0
  5. #65a7b7
  6. #6aa1ae
  7. #6e9aa4
  8. #73949b
  9. #778d92
  10. #7c8789
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b9c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afbbdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9baddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93bedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84b5db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53c1db {
  color: #53c1db;
}
Background
.bg-53c1db {
  background-color: #53c1db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53c1db {
  border: 2px solid #53c1db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53c1db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 193 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53c1db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53c1db, #537ddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53c1db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 193 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.58 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.58 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.66 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.36 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.70 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.27 #ac3e24 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#53c1db  rgb(83, 193, 219)  hsl(191, 65%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#db6d53  rgb(219, 109, 83)  hsl(11, 65%, 59%)  Terra Cotta
#db53c1  rgb(219, 83, 193)  hsl(311, 65%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#c1db53  rgb(193, 219, 83)  hsl(71, 65%, 59%)  June Bud