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#53CBED

#53cbed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53cbed is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 79.61% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.98% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 193.25°, 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.5067

Complementary

  1. #53cbed
  2. #ed7553

Split complementary

  1. #53cbed
  2. #ed537e
  3. #edc253

Analogous

  1. #53edc2
  2. #53cbed
  3. #537eed

Triadic

  1. #53cbed
  2. #ed53cb
  3. #cbed53

Tetradic

  1. #53cbed
  2. #7553ed
  3. #ed7553
  4. #cbed53

Square

  1. #53cbed
  2. #c253ed
  3. #ed7553
  4. #7eed53

Monochromatic

  1. #107997
  2. #17b1dc
  3. #53cbed
  4. #98e0f4
  5. #def5fb

Shades

#53cbed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53cbed
  2. #4bb7d5
  3. #42a2be
  4. #3a8ea6
  5. #327a8e
  6. #2a6677
  7. #21515f
  8. #193d47
  9. #11292f
  10. #081418
  11. #000000

Tints

#53cbed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53cbed
  2. #64d0ef
  3. #75d5f1
  4. #87dbf2
  5. #98e0f4
  6. #a9e5f6
  7. #baeaf8
  8. #cbeffa
  9. #ddf5fb
  10. #eefafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53cbed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53cbed
  2. #58c4e2
  3. #5cbcd7
  4. #61b5cc
  5. #65adc1
  6. #6aa6b7
  7. #6e9eac
  8. #7397a1
  9. #778f96
  10. #7c888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc3d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6c6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b6ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d6d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c8ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88bfed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53cbed {
  color: #53cbed;
}
Background
.bg-53cbed {
  background-color: #53cbed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53cbed {
  border: 2px solid #53cbed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53cbed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 203 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53cbed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53cbed, #537eed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53cbed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 203 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 4.98 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.66 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.57 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.15 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.37 #ac3412 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#53cbed  rgb(83, 203, 237)  hsl(193, 81%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#ed7553  rgb(237, 117, 83)  hsl(13, 81%, 63%)  Burnt Sienna
#ed53cb  rgb(237, 83, 203)  hsl(313, 81%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#cbed53  rgb(203, 237, 83)  hsl(73, 81%, 63%)  June Bud