Recognised as Colour

#53BDD4

#53BDD4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#53BDD4 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 189, 212 and HSL 191°, 60%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#53BDD4#53BDD4

HEX#53BDD4

RGBrgb(83, 189, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7412, 0.8314

RGB percentages32.5%, 74.1%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(190.7, 60%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 60.8%, 83.1%)

CMYK60.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,488,084

CSS custom property--colour: #53BDD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#AC422B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACB7D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A9D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#00C6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 17.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2 Light blue · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D46A53

Analogous#53D4AA, #537DD4

Triadic#D453BD, #BDD453

Split complementary#D4537D, #D4AA53

Tetradic#AA53D4, #D46A53, #7DD453

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6FCFD

Lighter +30%#CDECF3

Lighter +20%#A5DCE8

Lighter +10%#7CCDDE

Darker −10%#31A9C3

Darker −20%#27869A

Darker −30%#1C6272

Darker −40%#123F49

More saturated +25%#38CEEF

Less saturated −25%#6EACB9

Channel breakdown

R83

G189

B212

Red83 (32.5%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue190.7°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G BD · B D4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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