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#53DAF6

#53daf6 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53daf6 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 85.49% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.26% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 190.31°, with 90.06% saturation and 64.51% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.5864

Complementary

  1. #53daf6
  2. #f66f53

Split complementary

  1. #53daf6
  2. #f65388
  3. #f6c153

Analogous

  1. #53f6c1
  2. #53daf6
  3. #5388f6

Triadic

  1. #53daf6
  2. #f653da
  3. #daf653

Tetradic

  1. #53daf6
  2. #6f53f6
  3. #f66f53
  4. #daf653

Square

  1. #53daf6
  2. #c153f6
  3. #f66f53
  4. #88f653

Monochromatic

  1. #098ca7
  2. #0dc9f0
  3. #53daf6
  4. #9ceafa
  5. #e4f9fe

Shades

#53daf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53daf6
  2. #4bc4dd
  3. #42aec5
  4. #3a99ac
  5. #328394
  6. #2a6d7b
  7. #215762
  8. #19414a
  9. #112c31
  10. #081619
  11. #000000

Tints

#53daf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53daf6
  2. #64def7
  3. #75e1f8
  4. #87e5f9
  5. #98e9fa
  6. #a9edfb
  7. #baf0fb
  8. #cbf4fc
  9. #ddf8fd
  10. #eefbfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53daf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53daf6
  2. #58d1ea
  3. #5cc8de
  4. #61bfd3
  5. #65b6c7
  6. #6aadbb
  7. #6ea4af
  8. #739ba3
  9. #779298
  10. #7c898c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7d0dd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d3f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aec2f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4d6f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93ccf6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e1eb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53daf6 {
  color: #53daf6;
}
Background
.bg-53daf6 {
  background-color: #53daf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53daf6 {
  border: 2px solid #53daf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53daf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 218 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 90% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53daf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53daf6, #5388f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53daf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 218 246 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.76 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.57 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.19 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.87 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.04 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 10.40 #ac2509 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#53daf6  rgb(83, 218, 246)  hsl(190, 90%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#f66f53  rgb(246, 111, 83)  hsl(10, 90%, 65%)  Tomato
#f653da  rgb(246, 83, 218)  hsl(310, 90%, 65%)  Rose Pink
#daf653  rgb(218, 246, 83)  hsl(70, 90%, 65%)  Chartreuse Yellow