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#53CAEC

#53caec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53caec is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 79.22% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.83% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 80.1% saturation and 62.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.5014

Complementary

  1. #53caec
  2. #ec7553

Split complementary

  1. #53caec
  2. #ec537e
  3. #ecc153

Analogous

  1. #53ecc1
  2. #53caec
  3. #537eec

Triadic

  1. #53caec
  2. #ec53ca
  3. #caec53

Tetradic

  1. #53caec
  2. #7553ec
  3. #ec7553
  4. #caec53

Square

  1. #53caec
  2. #c153ec
  3. #ec7553
  4. #7eec53

Monochromatic

  1. #117895
  2. #18afda
  3. #53caec
  4. #98dff4
  5. #ddf4fb

Shades

#53caec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53caec
  2. #4bb6d4
  3. #42a2bd
  4. #3a8da5
  5. #32798e
  6. #2a6576
  7. #21515e
  8. #193d47
  9. #11282f
  10. #081418
  11. #000000

Tints

#53caec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53caec
  2. #64cfee
  3. #75d5f0
  4. #87daf2
  5. #98dff4
  6. #a9e5f6
  7. #baeaf7
  8. #cbeff9
  9. #ddf4fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53caec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53caec
  2. #58c3e1
  3. #5cbbd6
  4. #61b4cc
  5. #65acc1
  6. #6aa5b6
  7. #6e9eab
  8. #7396a0
  9. #778f96
  10. #7c878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c5ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb5ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c7ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87beec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53caec {
  color: #53caec;
}
Background
.bg-53caec {
  background-color: #53caec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53caec {
  border: 2px solid #53caec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53caec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 202 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53caec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53caec, #537eec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53caec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 202 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.00 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.68 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.56 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.70 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.26 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.14 #ac3513 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#53caec  rgb(83, 202, 236)  hsl(193, 80%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ec7553  rgb(236, 117, 83)  hsl(13, 80%, 63%)  Burnt Sienna
#ec53ca  rgb(236, 83, 202)  hsl(313, 80%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#caec53  rgb(202, 236, 83)  hsl(73, 80%, 63%)  June Bud