Home > Color > HEX 53b6ee

HEX 53B6EE - #53B6EE, RGB(83,182,238) Color


Color Name: Picton Blue*
Hex Color Code: #53B6EE
RGB Color Code: RGB(83, 182, 238)
CMYK Values*: 65.1%, 23.5%, 0.0%, 6.7%



Subscribe To Newsletter !


What color is 53B6EE?

The RGB color code for color number #53B6EE is RGB(83, 182, 238). In the RGB color model, #53B6EE has a red value of 83, a green value of 182, and a blue value of 238. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 65.1% cyan, 23.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 6.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 201.7° (degrees), 82.0 % saturation, and 62.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #53B6EE has a hue of 201.7° (degrees), 65.1 % saturation and 93.3 % brightness/value.



Color 53B6EE is cool or warm?

Color 53B6EE is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #53B6EE? (For interior and product design)

53B6EE has an LRV of nearly 41. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#53B6EE

Light Color


Compare LRV 41 of #53B6EE with dark and light Color




Is #53B6EE Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 53B6EE meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





Change Background Color:

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt







Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #53B6EE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(83, 182, 238)
Red
83 (32.5%)
Green
182 (71.4%)
Blue
238 (93.3%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
65.13%
Magenta
23.53%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
6.67%

HSL

HSL(201.68deg, 82.0 %, 62.9 %)

Hue
201.68°
Saturation
82.01 %.
Lightness
62.94 %.

RYB

RYB(12, 21, 88)
Red
12 (4.6%)
Yellow
21 (8.4%)
Blue
88 (34.4%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
201.68°
Saturation
65.13 %.
Brightness / Value
93.33 %.

HWB

H: 201.68°

W: 32.55 %

B: 6.67 %

XYZ

X : 35.73

Y : 41.47

Z : 87.01

YXY

Y1 : 41.47

X : 0.22

Y2 : 0.25

CMY

C : 67.45%

M : 28.63%

Y : 6.67%


LRV

~ 41.5 %

Munsell Color System

8.8B 6.9/8.6

CIE-Lab

L : 70.5

A : -12.01

B : -36.45

CIE-Lch

L : 70.5

C : 38.38

H : 251.77

CIE-Luv

L : 70.5

U : -38.76

V : -56.95

Hunter-Lab

L : 64.4

A : -13.66

B : -35.03






Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint


Color Name of HEX #53B6EE

Here are the colors similar to 53B6EE. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.

#45B1E8
Picton Blue
ΔE - 1.81 (98.2% similar)
#00BFFF
Deep Sky Blue
ΔE - 3.94 (96.1% similar)
#00BFFF
Capri
ΔE - 3.94 (96.1% similar)
#73C2FB
Maya Blue
ΔE - 4.39 (95.6% similar)


Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 53B6EE.

#62B5E5
PANTONE 2915 C
ΔE - 1.64 (98.4% similar)
#56B7E6
PANTONE 2190 C
ΔE - 2.21 (97.8% similar)
#69B3E7
PANTONE 292 C
ΔE - 2.64 (97.4% similar)
#41B6E6
PANTONE 298 C
ΔE - 3.31 (96.7% similar)

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 53B6EE.


Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 53B6EE.


British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 53B6EE.

#81C6FD
BS 20-E-50 - Blue
ΔE - 6.12 (93.9% similar)
#6CA5D3
BS 20-E-51 - Corfu (Purple)
ΔE - 6.37 (93.6% similar)

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#4FB6EC
WhatsApp Checkmark Blue
ΔE - 0.81 (99.2% similar)



Paint color for Hex #53B6EE

Here are the paint colors similar to 53B6EE. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 53B6EE similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #53B6EE to Dunn-Edwards

#66B2E4
Sanctuary Spa (DE 5843)
ΔE - 2.31 (97.7% similar)
#55B4DE
Sail Away (DE 5836)
ΔE - 3.56 (96.4% similar)
#65A5D5
Marina (DE 5857)
ΔE - 5.74 (94.3% similar)
#8EC2E7
Astral (DE 5856)
ΔE - 6.93 (93.1% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 53B6EE similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #53B6EE to Benjamin Moore

#6CBAEA
True Blue (2066-50)
ΔE - 2.42 (97.6% similar)
#6EB8E5
Blue Wave (2065-50)
ΔE - 2.69 (97.3% similar)
#6DB4DC
Sea to Shining Sea (789)
ΔE - 3.42 (96.6% similar)
#74BAE3
Costa Rica Blue (2064-50)
ΔE - 3.64 (96.4% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color 53B6EE similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #53B6EE to PPG Paints

#6AB4E0
Xavier Blue (PPG1240-4)
ΔE - 2.64 (97.4% similar)
#66A9D3
Salem Blue (PPG1239-4)
ΔE - 4.68 (95.3% similar)
#48A8D0
Mystic Blue (PPG1237-5)
ΔE - 5.86 (94.1% similar)
#62A5DF
Windjammer (PPG1241-4)
ΔE - 6.21 (93.8% similar)


Valspar

Hex color 53B6EE similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #53B6EE to Valspar

#68B6E0
BFF Blue (8001-42D)
ΔE - 2.88 (97.1% similar)
#53B5DF
Sea Frolic (4008-10A)
ΔE - 3.72 (96.3% similar)
#74B5DA
Tribute (V071-3)
ΔE - 4.24 (95.8% similar)
#47A8D8
Infinity (V033-2)
ΔE - 4.48 (95.5% similar)


Behr

Hex color 53B6EE similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #53B6EE to Behr

#6FB7E0
Life Force (P500-4)
ΔE - 3.27 (96.7% similar)
#75B5E1
Electra (P510-4)
ΔE - 3.67 (96.3% similar)
#83BCE5
C'Est La Vie (MQ4-27)
ΔE - 5.28 (94.7% similar)
#2BA8DA
El Capitan (MQ4-56)
ΔE - 5.32 (94.7% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 53B6EE similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #53B6EE to Sherwin Williams

#5DB3D4
Flyway (SW 6794)
ΔE - 5.86 (94.1% similar)
#7DB5D3
Regale Blue (SW 6801)
ΔE - 6.14 (93.9% similar)
#7FC3E1
Undercool (SW 6957)
ΔE - 7.18 (92.8% similar)
#5A9EC0
Jacaranda (SW 6802)
ΔE - 8.29 (91.7% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 53B6EE similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #53B6EE to Farrow & Ball

#57A7B9
Lobster (CB7)
ΔE - 11.70 (88.3% similar)
#9EB6C8
Lulworth Blue (89)
ΔE - 12.08 (87.9% similar)
#98ACBA
Kittiwake (307)
ΔE - 13.33 (86.7% similar)
#6A8FB2
Cook's Blue (237)
ΔE - 13.52 (86.5% similar)







Color Combinations


#53B6EE color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



53B6EE
Picton Blue*

EE8B53
Atomic Tangerine (Ultra Yellow)*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #53B6EE?

Color that best contrast with #53B6EE is #EE8B53, color name is Atomic Tangerine (Ultra Yellow)*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #53B6EE?

Complementary or Opposite color for #53B6EE is #EE8B53, color name is Atomic Tangerine (Ultra Yellow)*.





Color Images and Mockup


Mobile app mockup example for #53B6EE color



T-Shirt mockup example for #53B6EE color


Chart visualization example with #53B6EE color



#53B6EE Color Images and Patterns