Seemly Bluff until the Delineating

#53b2ca RGB(83,178,202)

About this color

Seemly Bluff until the Delineating is a vivid, medium cyan tone, fixed at #53b2ca in the RGB color space.

#53b2caRGB(83, 178, 202)

HSL 192° · 53% saturation · 56% lightness

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Psychology

Mid cyan is strongly associated with technology, precision, and a certain crisp modernity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Practically, this medium cyan is comfortable as accent colours, call-to-action buttons, and icon fills — it holds its own without overwhelming adjacent elements. Always check WCAG contrast ratios before using it under or over text.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Seemly Bluff until the Delineating
HEX
#53b2ca
RGB
rgb(83,178,202)
RGB%
rgb(32.5%,69.8%,79.2%)
HSL
hsl(192,53%,56%)
HSV
hsv(192,59%,79%)
CMYK
cmyk(59,12,0,21)
LAB
lab(68,-21,-21)
LCH
lch(68,30,225)
sRGB
(0.325,0.698,0.792)
HEX8
#53b2caff
CSS Name
Decimal
083178202

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
53%
Hue
192°
Chroma
30
Temperature
WarmCool
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