#53a0c7

Color #53a0c7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.99 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#53a0c7

RGB

rgb(83, 160, 199)

HSL

hsl(200.2, 50.9%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.2, 58.3%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(62.59, -12.36, -27.21)

LCH

lch(62.59, 29.89, 245.57)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0955, 232.66)

HWB

hwb(200.2, 32.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c77a53

Analogous

#53c7b4

#53a0c7

#5366c7

Triadic

#53a0c7

#c753a0

#a0c753

Split-complementary

#53a0c7

#c75366

#c7b453

Tetradic

#53a0c7

#7a53c7

#c77a53

#a0c753

Square

#53a0c7

#b453c7

#c77a53

#66c753

Shades

Color #53a0c7 mixed toward black.

#3a89b1

#2e6e8e

#23526a

#173747

#0c1b23

Tints

Color #53a0c7 mixed toward white.

#70b0d0

#8cc0da

#a9cfe3

#c6dfec

#e2eff6

Tones

Color #53a0c7 mixed toward gray.

#5d9dbd

#669ab4

#7096aa

#7a93a0

#839097

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7dbf · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#7771bc · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#59b7b6 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #53a0c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53a0c7]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#53a0c7 (#53a0c7) is rgb(83, 160, 199) in RGB.

No, #53a0c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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