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Recognised as Colour

#53CEE2

  • #53CEE2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#53CEE2 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 206, 226 and HSL 188°, 71%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#53CEE2#53CEE2
HEX#53CEE2
RGBrgb(83, 206, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.8078, 0.8863
RGB percentages32.5%, 80.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(188.4, 71.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.4, 63.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK63.3%, 8.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,492,450
CSS custom property--colour: #53CEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.29:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#AC311D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC7E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B7E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D7D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Light seagreen · ΔE 20.1Light blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E26753
Analogous#53E2AF, #5386E2
Triadic#E253CE, #CEE253
Split complementary#E25386, #E2AF53
Tetradic#AF53E2, #E26753, #86E253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6F3F8
Lighter +20%#AAE7F1
Lighter +10%#7FDAE9
Darker −10%#27C2DB
Darker −20%#1E9DB1
Darker −30%#177685
Darker −40%#0F4F5A
More saturated +25%#3AE0FB
Less saturated −25%#6CBCC9

Channel breakdown

R83
G206
B226
Red83 (32.5%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue188.39°
Saturation (HSL)71.14%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G CE · B E2

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