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#53acef

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

RGB
83, 172, 239
HSL
206°, 83%, 63%
CMYK
65, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.3758

Every format

HEX#53acef
RGBrgb(83, 172, 239)
HSLhsl(206, 83%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(67.7 -6.2 -41.4)
LCHlch(67.7 41.8 261.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.718 0.130 243.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53acef;
background-color: #53acef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53acef] bg-[#53acef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53acef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53acef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53acef on white: 2.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53acef on black: 8.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan65.3%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#53acef text on a black background

contrast 8.52:1

Card sample

#53acef text on a white background

contrast 2.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53acef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53acef, #6253EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53acef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53acef in the Color Lab