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#53D9F5

#53d9f5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53d9f5 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 85.1% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.12% cyan, 11.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 190.37°, with 89.01% saturation and 64.31% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5806

Complementary

  1. #53d9f5
  2. #f56f53

Split complementary

  1. #53d9f5
  2. #f55388
  3. #f5c053

Analogous

  1. #53f5c0
  2. #53d9f5
  3. #5388f5

Triadic

  1. #53d9f5
  2. #f553d9
  3. #d9f553

Tetradic

  1. #53d9f5
  2. #6f53f5
  3. #f56f53
  4. #d9f553

Square

  1. #53d9f5
  2. #c053f5
  3. #f56f53
  4. #88f553

Monochromatic

  1. #0a8aa5
  2. #0ec7ee
  3. #53d9f5
  4. #9be9f9
  5. #e4f9fd

Shades

#53d9f5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53d9f5
  2. #4bc3dd
  3. #42aec4
  4. #3a98ac
  5. #328293
  6. #2a6d7b
  7. #215762
  8. #19414a
  9. #112b31
  10. #081619
  11. #000000

Tints

#53d9f5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53d9f5
  2. #64ddf6
  3. #75e1f7
  4. #87e4f8
  5. #98e8f9
  6. #a9ecfa
  7. #baf0fb
  8. #cbf4fc
  9. #ddf7fd
  10. #eefbfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53d9f5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53d9f5
  2. #58d0e9
  3. #5cc7de
  4. #61bed2
  5. #65b5c6
  6. #6aadbb
  7. #6ea4af
  8. #739ba3
  9. #779297
  10. #7c898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6cfdc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5d2f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec1f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3d5f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92cbf5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0ea ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53d9f5 {
  color: #53d9f5;
}
Background
.bg-53d9f5 {
  background-color: #53d9f5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53d9f5 {
  border: 2px solid #53d9f5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53d9f5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 217 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 89% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53d9f5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53d9f5, #5388f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53d9f5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 217 245 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.64 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.47 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.78 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.95 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.00 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.37 #ac260a Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#53d9f5  rgb(83, 217, 245)  hsl(190, 89%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#f56f53  rgb(245, 111, 83)  hsl(10, 89%, 64%)  Tomato
#f553d9  rgb(245, 83, 217)  hsl(310, 89%, 64%)  Orchid
#d9f553  rgb(217, 245, 83)  hsl(70, 89%, 64%)  Chartreuse Yellow