All About Color #53B5DF

#53B5DF

About #53B5DF

#53B5DF is a light blue color with the hex code #53B5DF. In RGB it is red 83, green 181, blue 223; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 69%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 63%, 19%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.32:1 on white and 9.04:1 on black.

#53B5DF Color Conversion

Hex triplet53, B5, DF
CMYK62.78%, 18.83%, 0.00%, 12.55%
RGB Decimal83, 181, 223
HSL198°, 69%, 60%
RGB Octal123, 265, 337
HSV (HSB)198.00°, 62.78%, 87.45%
RGB Binary1010011, 10110101, 11011111
CIE-L*AB69.62, -16.19, -29.64
RGB Percent32.55%, 70.98%, 87.45%
CIE-L*CH69.62, 33.77, 241.36
XYZ33.41, 40.21, 75.81
CIE-L*UV69.62, -39.07, -44.76
xyY0.22, 0.27, 40.21
Hunter-Lab63.41, -16.93, -26.49
RYB32.55%, 55.16%, 87.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#53B5DF on a dark background: contrast 9.04:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#53B5DF on a light background: contrast 2.32:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #53B5DF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#53B5DF · #A0D6EE · #2189B5 · #DF7D53 · #EEB7A0

Analogous palette

#53DF7D · #53DFC3 · #53B5DF · #536FDF · #7D53DF

Triadic palette

#53B5DF · #DF53B5 · #B5DF53 · #A0D6EE · #EEA0D6

Tetradic palette

#53B5DF · #C353DF · #DF7D53 · #6FDF53 · #2189B5

Monochromatic palette

#186281 · #2492C2 · #53B5DF · #93D1EB · #D4EDF7

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