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Recognised as Colour

#53B2FF

  • #53B2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#53B2FF is a blue with RGB values 83, 178, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#53B2FF#53B2FF
HEX#53B2FF
RGBrgb(83, 178, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.698, 1
RGB percentages32.5%, 69.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.9, 100%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 67.5%, 100%)
CMYK67.5%, 30.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,485,311
CSS custom property--colour: #53B2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AC4D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Sky blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA053
Analogous#53FFF6, #535CFF
Triadic#FF53B2, #B2FF53
Split complementary#FF535C, #FFF653
Tetradic#F653FF, #FFA053, #5CFF53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF6FF
Lighter +20%#B9E0FF
Lighter +10%#86C9FF
Darker −10%#209BFF
Darker −20%#0082EC
Darker −30%#0066B9
Darker −40%#004A86
More saturated +25%#53B2FF
Less saturated −25%#68B0EA

Channel breakdown

R83
G178
B255
Red83 (32.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G B2 · B FF

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