Recognised as Colour

#53ABFF

#53ABFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#53ABFF is a blue with RGB values 83, 171, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 66%. 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

#53ABFF#53ABFF

HEX#53ABFF

RGBrgb(83, 171, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6706, 1

RGB percentages32.5%, 67.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(209.3, 100%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.3, 67.5%, 100%)

CMYK67.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,483,519

CSS custom property--colour: #53ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#AC5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 26 Sky blue · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFA753

Analogous#53FFFD, #5355FF

Triadic#FF53AB, #ABFF53

Split complementary#FF5355, #FFFD53

Tetradic#FD53FF, #FFA753, #55FF53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECF6FF

Lighter +20%#B9DDFF

Lighter +10%#86C4FF

Darker −10%#2092FF

Darker −20%#0079EC

Darker −30%#005FB9

Darker −40%#004586

More saturated +25%#53ABFF

Less saturated −25%#68ABEA

Channel breakdown

R83

G171

B255

Red83 (32.5%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue209.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G AB · B FF

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