#53a2cd
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
83, 162, 205
HSL
201°, 55%, 57%
CMYK
60, 21, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3209
Every format
| HEX | #53a2cd |
| RGB | rgb(83, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 55%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 21%, 0%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(63.4 -11.6 -29.3) |
| LCH | lch(63.4 31.5 248.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.680 0.100 234.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #53a2cd;
background-color: #53a2cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53a2cd] bg-[#53a2cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53a2cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.635, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53a2cd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#53a2cd on white: 2.83:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#53a2cd on black: 7.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red32.5%
Green63.5%
Blue80.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan59.5%
Magenta21.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%
Color previews
#53a2cd text on a black background
contrast 7.42:1
Card sample
#53a2cd text on a white background
contrast 2.83:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #53a2cd;
Background color
Panel with #53a2cd background
background-color: #53a2cd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53a2cd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 162, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 162, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53a2cd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53a2cd, #5553CD);