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Recognised as Colour

#53AFFE

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

#53AFFE is a blue with RGB values 83, 175, 254 and HSL 208°, 99%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#53AFFE#53AFFE
HEX#53AFFE
RGBrgb(83, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages32.5%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(207.7, 98.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 67.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK67.3%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,484,542
CSS custom property--colour: #53AFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AC5001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEA253
Analogous#53FEF7, #535AFE
Triadic#FE53AF, #AFFE53
Split complementary#FE535A, #FEF853
Tetradic#F753FE, #FEA253, #5AFE53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF6FF
Lighter +20%#B8DEFF
Lighter +10%#86C7FE
Darker −10%#2097FE
Darker −20%#017EEA
Darker −30%#0163B7
Darker −40%#014784
More saturated +25%#52AFFF
Less saturated −25%#69ADE8

Channel breakdown

R83
G175
B254
Red83 (32.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue207.72°
Saturation (HSL)98.84%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G AF · B FE

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