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Colour

#53ABFA

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

#53ABFA is a blue with RGB values 83, 171, 250 and HSL 208°, 94%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#53ABFA#53ABFA
HEX#53ABFA
RGBrgb(83, 171, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6706, 0.9804
RGB percentages32.5%, 67.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(208.4, 94.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 66.8%, 98%)
CMYK66.8%, 31.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,483,514
CSS custom property--colour: #53ABFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#AC5405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88AEFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#719EF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Sky blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA253
Analogous#53FAF5, #5358FA
Triadic#FA53AB, #ABFA53
Split complementary#FA5357, #FAF553
Tetradic#F653FA, #FAA253, #58FA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F4FE
Lighter +20%#B6DBFD
Lighter +10%#85C3FB
Darker −10%#2193F9
Darker −20%#0779E0
Darker −30%#055FAF
Darker −40%#04447D
More saturated +25%#4EABFF
Less saturated −25%#69AAE4

Channel breakdown

R83
G171
B250
Red83 (32.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue208.38°
Saturation (HSL)94.35%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G AB · B FA

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