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#53abcc

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

RGB
83, 171, 204
HSL
196°, 54%, 56%
CMYK
59, 16, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3532

Every format

HEX#53abcc
RGBrgb(83, 171, 204)
HSLhsl(196, 54%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 16%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(66.0 -16.7 -24.8)
LCHlch(66.0 29.9 235.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.700 0.097 225.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53abcc;
background-color: #53abcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53abcc] bg-[#53abcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53abcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.671, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53abcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53abcc on white: 2.60:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53abcc on black: 8.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green67.1%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.3%
Magenta16.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#53abcc text on a black background

contrast 8.06:1

Card sample

#53abcc text on a white background

contrast 2.60:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 171, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 171, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53abcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53abcc, #535ACC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53abcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53abcc in the Color Lab