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Recognised as Colour

#53B5BF

  • #53B5BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#53B5BF is a cyan with RGB values 83, 181, 191 and HSL 186°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#53B5BF#53B5BF
HEX#53B5BF
RGBrgb(83, 181, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7098, 0.749
RGB percentages32.5%, 71%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(185.6, 45.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.6, 56.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK56.5%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,486,015
CSS custom property--colour: #53B5BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AC4A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8AEC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A2BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4Light seagreen · ΔE 14.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 17Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF5D53
Analogous#53BF93, #537FBF
Triadic#BF53B5, #B5BF53
Split complementary#BF537F, #BF9353
Tetradic#9353BF, #BF5D53, #7FBF53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F5F6
Lighter +30%#C3E5E8
Lighter +20%#9DD5DB
Lighter +10%#78C5CD
Darker −10%#3C99A3
Darker −20%#2F767D
Darker −30%#215358
Darker −40%#133033
More saturated +25%#35CDDD
Less saturated −25%#719DA2

Channel breakdown

R83
G181
B191
Red83 (32.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue185.56°
Saturation (HSL)45.76%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G B5 · B BF

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