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#53abc8

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
83, 171, 200
HSL
195°, 52%, 56%
CMYK
59, 15, 0, 22
Luminance
0.3513

Every format

HEX#53abc8
RGBrgb(83, 171, 200)
HSLhsl(195, 52%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 15%, 0%, 22%)
LABlab(65.8 -17.9 -22.8)
LCHlch(65.8 29.0 231.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.698 0.094 222.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53abc8;
background-color: #53abc8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53abc8] bg-[#53abc8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53abc8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.671, blue: 0.784)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53abc8")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53abc8 on white: 2.62:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53abc8 on black: 8.03:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green67.1%
Blue78.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan58.5%
Magenta14.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.6%

Color previews

#53abc8 text on a black background

contrast 8.03:1

Card sample

#53abc8 text on a white background

contrast 2.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #53abc8;
Background color
Panel with #53abc8 background
background-color: #53abc8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53abc8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 171, 200, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 171, 200, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53abc8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53abc8, #535DC8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53abc8

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53abc8 in the Color Lab