Information about #53A1BD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#53A1BD falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 161, 189) — 32.5% red, 63.1% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 42 / 11 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#53A1BD presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Toto (#519DAF). Slightly further away sit Hemisphere (#4E93BA) and Shakespeare (#609AB8).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 161, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #53A1BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#53A1BD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#53A1BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#53A1BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#53A1BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#53A1BD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#53A1BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #53A1BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53A1BD
  • RGB83, 161, 189
  • CMYK42, 11, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(83, 161, 189)
  • HSL196°, 45%, 53%
  • HSL Precise195.849°, 44.538%, 53.333%
  • HSV196°, 56%, 74%
  • HSB196°, 56%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.631, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.631, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.631, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID53A1BD
  • DECIMAL ID5480893
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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