#53a0ce

Color #53a0ce

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.15 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#53a0ce

RGB

rgb(83, 160, 206)

HSL

hsl(202.4, 55.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.4, 59.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(62.87, -10.17, -30.68)

LCH

lch(62.87, 32.32, 251.66)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.1022, 237.18)

HWB

hwb(202.4, 32.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce8153

Analogous

#53cebf

#53a0ce

#5363ce

Triadic

#53a0ce

#ce53a0

#a0ce53

Split-complementary

#53a0ce

#ce5363

#cebf53

Tetradic

#53a0ce

#8153ce

#ce8153

#a0ce53

Square

#53a0ce

#bf53ce

#ce8153

#63ce53

Shades

Color #53a0ce mixed toward black.

#3589bc

#2b6e96

#205271

#15374b

#0b1b26

Tints

Color #53a0ce mixed toward white.

#70b0d6

#8cc0de

#a9d0e7

#c6dfef

#e2eff7

Tones

Color #53a0ce mixed toward gray.

#5d9ec4

#689bba

#7298af

#7c96a5

#86939b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7dc4 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#7771c2 · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#59bcba · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #53a0ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53a0ce]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#53a0ce (#53a0ce) is rgb(83, 160, 206) in RGB.

No, #53a0ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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