#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 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 172, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 25%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(67.2 -9.8 -36.1) |
| LCH | lch(67.2 37.4 254.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(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);