Exploring the Color #53A2E3

#53A2E3 sits at 207° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 72% saturation and 61% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 83, 162, 227 produces a 7.65:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #53A2E3 is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 58 units away from #4682B4. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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