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#53abeb

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

RGB
83, 171, 235
HSL
205°, 79%, 62%
CMYK
65, 27, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3696

Every format

HEX#53abeb
RGBrgb(83, 171, 235)
HSLhsl(205, 79%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 27%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(67.3 -7.0 -39.9)
LCHlch(67.3 40.5 260.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.714 0.126 242.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53abeb;
background-color: #53abeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53abeb] bg-[#53abeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53abeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.671, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53abeb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53abeb on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53abeb on black: 8.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green67.1%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.7%
Magenta27.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#53abeb text on a black background

contrast 8.39:1

Card sample

#53abeb text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 171, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 171, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53abeb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53abeb, #6153EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53abeb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53abeb in the Color Lab