#53A5C6 Color

#53A5C6 is rgb(83, 165, 198) in RGB and hsl(197, 50%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53A5C6

HEX#53A5C6

RGBrgb(83, 165, 198)

HSLhsl(197, 50%, 55%)

HSVhsv(197, 58%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.093 226.9)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 17%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53A5C6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53A5C6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53A5C6 Complementary#C67353 Analogous#53C6AD Analogous#536CC6 Triadic#C653A5 Triadic#A5C653

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53A5C6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6AB1CD #81BDD5 #98C9DD #B3D7E6 #C9E3ED #E0EFF5

Shades

#3D95B8 #337C99 #2A667E #215163 #183B49 #0E222A

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