Close to Blue Gray
#53AAEF
#53AAEF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 66.7% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 83% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #53AAEF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.51:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.36:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.36:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #53AAEF as they’d see it.
#53AAEF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #53AAEF
What color is #53AAEF?
#53AAEF is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 66.7% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 207°, with 83% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #53AAEF in RGB?
#53AAEF is rgb(83, 170, 239): 83 red, 170 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #53AAEF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(65, 29, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #53AAEF?
PANTONE 7457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #53AAEF?
Its complement #D99461 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.