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#53aade

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
83, 170, 222
HSL
202°, 68%, 60%
CMYK
63, 23, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3586

Every format

HEX#53aade
RGBrgb(83, 170, 222)
HSLhsl(202, 68%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 23%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(66.4 -10.6 -34.0)
LCHlch(66.4 35.7 252.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.706 0.113 237.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53aade;
background-color: #53aade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53aade] bg-[#53aade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53aade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.667, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53aade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53aade on white: 2.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53aade on black: 8.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green66.7%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan62.6%
Magenta23.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#53aade text on a black background

contrast 8.17:1

Card sample

#53aade text on a white background

contrast 2.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #53aade;
Background color
Panel with #53aade background
background-color: #53aade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53aade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 170, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 170, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53aade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53aade, #5953DE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53aade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53aade in the Color Lab