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Recognised as Colour

#53B3FF

  • #53B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#53B3FF is a blue with RGB values 83, 179, 255 and HSL 207°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#53B3FF#53B3FF
HEX#53B3FF
RGBrgb(83, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages32.5%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(206.5, 100%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 67.5%, 100%)
CMYK67.5%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,485,567
CSS custom property--colour: #53B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#AC4C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A5FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9F53
Analogous#53FFF5, #535DFF
Triadic#FF53B3, #B3FF53
Split complementary#FF535D, #FFF553
Tetradic#F553FF, #FF9F53, #5DFF53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF7FF
Lighter +20%#B9E0FF
Lighter +10%#86CAFF
Darker −10%#209CFF
Darker −20%#0084EC
Darker −30%#0067B9
Darker −40%#004B86
More saturated +25%#53B3FF
Less saturated −25%#68B1EA

Channel breakdown

R83
G179
B255
Red83 (32.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue206.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G B3 · B FF

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