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Colour

#53AFFF

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

#53AFFF is a blue with RGB values 83, 175, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 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

#53AFFF#53AFFF
HEX#53AFFF
RGBrgb(83, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages32.5%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.9, 100%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 67.5%, 100%)
CMYK67.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,484,543
CSS custom property--colour: #53AFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AC5000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA353
Analogous#53FFF9, #5359FF
Triadic#FF53AF, #AFFF53
Split complementary#FF5359, #FFF953
Tetradic#F953FF, #FFA353, #59FF53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF6FF
Lighter +20%#B9DEFF
Lighter +10%#86C7FF
Darker −10%#2097FF
Darker −20%#007EEC
Darker −30%#0063B9
Darker −40%#004886
More saturated +25%#53AFFF
Less saturated −25%#68ADEA

Channel breakdown

R83
G175
B255
Red83 (32.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G AF · B FF

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