Information about #53ABDB color

#53ABDB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#53ABDB falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 171, 219) — 32.5% red, 67.1% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 19 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#53ABDB is a strongly colored sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Brilliant Cornflower Blue (#51AFE7). Slightly further away sit Carolina Blue (#56A0D3) and Snap (#5BA0D0).

The recipe behind #53ABDB is rgb(83, 171, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #53ABDB: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#53ABDB color variations

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

#53ABDB 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #53ABDB

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

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Picton Blue color link
Picton Blue

#45B1E8

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53ABDB
  • RGB83, 171, 219
  • CMYK53, 19, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(83, 171, 219)
  • HSL201°, 65%, 59%
  • HSL Precise201.176°, 65.385%, 59.216%
  • HSV201°, 62%, 86%
  • HSB201°, 62%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.671, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.671, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.671, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID53ABDB
  • DECIMAL ID5483483
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01