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Recognised as Colour

#53A7FE

  • #53A7FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#53A7FE is a blue with RGB values 83, 167, 254 and HSL 211°, 99%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#53A7FE#53A7FE
HEX#53A7FE
RGBrgb(83, 167, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6549, 0.9961
RGB percentages32.5%, 65.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(210.5, 98.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 67.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK67.3%, 34.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,482,494
CSS custom property--colour: #53A7FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#AC5801

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#689CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Royal blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEAA53
Analogous#53FCFE, #5553FE
Triadic#FE53A7, #A7FE53
Split complementary#FE5553, #FCFE53
Tetradic#FE53FC, #FEAA53, #53FE55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF5FF
Lighter +20%#B8DBFF
Lighter +10%#86C1FE
Darker −10%#208DFE
Darker −20%#0173EA
Darker −30%#015AB7
Darker −40%#014184
More saturated +25%#52A7FF
Less saturated −25%#69A7E8

Channel breakdown

R83
G167
B254
Red83 (32.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue210.53°
Saturation (HSL)98.84%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G A7 · B FE

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