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Recognised as Colour

#53A7D7

  • #53A7D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#53A7D7 is a blue with RGB values 83, 167, 215 and HSL 202°, 62%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#53A7D7#53A7D7
HEX#53A7D7
RGBrgb(83, 167, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6549, 0.8431
RGB percentages32.5%, 65.5%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(201.8, 62.3%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 61.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK61.4%, 22.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,482,455
CSS custom property--colour: #53A7D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#AC5828

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A6D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E99D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D78353
Analogous#53D7C5, #5365D7
Triadic#D753A7, #A7D753
Split complementary#D75365, #D7C553
Tetradic#C553D7, #D78353, #65D753

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFD
Lighter +30%#CFE7F4
Lighter +20%#A6D1EA
Lighter +10%#7CBCE1
Darker −10%#2F90C8
Darker −20%#25739F
Darker −30%#1B5576
Darker −40%#12374C
More saturated +25%#39AEF2
Less saturated −25%#6EA0BD

Channel breakdown

R83
G167
B215
Red83 (32.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)62.26%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G A7 · B D7

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