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#53ace4

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

RGB
83, 172, 228
HSL
203°, 73%, 61%
CMYK
64, 25, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3695

Every format

HEX#53ace4
RGBrgb(83, 172, 228)
HSLhsl(203, 73%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 25%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(67.2 -9.8 -36.1)
LCHlch(67.2 37.4 254.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.713 0.118 239.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53ace4;
background-color: #53ace4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53ace4] bg-[#53ace4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53ace4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.675, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53ace4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53ace4 on white: 2.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53ace4 on black: 8.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green67.5%
Blue89.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan63.6%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%

Color previews

#53ace4 text on a black background

contrast 8.39:1

Card sample

#53ace4 text on a white background

contrast 2.50:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #53ace4;
Background color
Panel with #53ace4 background
background-color: #53ace4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53ace4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 172, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 172, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53ace4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53ace4, #5B53E4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53ace4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53ace4 in the Color Lab