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#53CAED

#53caed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53caed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.98% cyan, 14.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 193.64°, with 81.05% saturation and 62.75% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.5019

Complementary

  1. #53caed
  2. #ed7653

Split complementary

  1. #53caed
  2. #ed537d
  3. #edc353

Analogous

  1. #53edc3
  2. #53caed
  3. #537ded

Triadic

  1. #53caed
  2. #ed53ca
  3. #caed53

Tetradic

  1. #53caed
  2. #7653ed
  3. #ed7653
  4. #caed53

Square

  1. #53caed
  2. #c353ed
  3. #ed7653
  4. #7ded53

Monochromatic

  1. #107897
  2. #17b0dc
  3. #53caed
  4. #98dff4
  5. #def5fb

Shades

#53caed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53caed
  2. #4bb6d5
  3. #42a2be
  4. #3a8da6
  5. #32798e
  6. #2a6577
  7. #21515f
  8. #193d47
  9. #11282f
  10. #081418
  11. #000000

Tints

#53caed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53caed
  2. #64cfef
  3. #75d5f1
  4. #87daf2
  5. #98dff4
  6. #a9e5f6
  7. #baeaf8
  8. #cbeffa
  9. #ddf4fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53caed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53caed
  2. #58c3e2
  3. #5cbbd7
  4. #61b4cc
  5. #65acc1
  6. #6aa5b7
  7. #6e9eac
  8. #7396a1
  9. #778f96
  10. #7c878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c5ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb5ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97c7ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87beed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53caed {
  color: #53caed;
}
Background
.bg-53caed {
  background-color: #53caed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53caed {
  border: 2px solid #53caed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53caed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 202 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53caed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53caed, #537ded);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53caed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 202 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.93 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.55 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.34 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.42 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.32 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.12 #ac3512 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#53caed  rgb(83, 202, 237)  hsl(194, 81%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ed7653  rgb(237, 118, 83)  hsl(14, 81%, 63%)  Burnt Sienna
#ed53ca  rgb(237, 83, 202)  hsl(314, 81%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#caed53  rgb(202, 237, 83)  hsl(74, 81%, 63%)  June Bud