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#53abcf

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

RGB
83, 171, 207
HSL
197°, 56%, 57%
CMYK
60, 17, 0, 19
Luminance
0.3547

Every format

HEX#53abcf
RGBrgb(83, 171, 207)
HSLhsl(197, 56%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 17%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(66.1 -15.8 -26.2)
LCHlch(66.1 30.6 238.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.701 0.099 227.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53abcf;
background-color: #53abcf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53abcf] bg-[#53abcf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53abcf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.671, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53abcf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53abcf on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53abcf on black: 8.09:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green67.1%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.9%
Magenta17.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#53abcf text on a black background

contrast 8.09:1

Card sample

#53abcf text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 171, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 171, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53abcf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53abcf, #5358CF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53abcf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53abcf in the Color Lab