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Recognised as Colour

#53AAEA

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

#53AAEA is a blue with RGB values 83, 170, 234 and HSL 205°, 78%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#53AAEA#53AAEA
HEX#53AAEA
RGBrgb(83, 170, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6667, 0.9176
RGB percentages32.5%, 66.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(205.4, 78.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 64.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK64.5%, 27.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,483,242
CSS custom property--colour: #53AAEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#AC5515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DABEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#799CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9353
Analogous#53EADE, #535FEA
Triadic#EA53AA, #AAEA53
Split complementary#EA535F, #EADE53
Tetradic#DE53EA, #EA9353, #5FEA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBEDFB
Lighter +20%#AED7F5
Lighter +10%#80C0F0
Darker −10%#2694E4
Darker −20%#1778C0
Darker −30%#125C92
Darker −40%#0C3F65
More saturated +25%#3EADFF
Less saturated −25%#6BA6D2

Channel breakdown

R83
G170
B234
Red83 (32.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue205.43°
Saturation (HSL)78.24%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G AA · B EA

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