#53ade0
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
83, 173, 224
HSL
202°, 70%, 60%
CMYK
63, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.3711
Every format
| HEX | #53ade0 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 173, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(202, 70%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(67.4 -11.6 -33.7) |
| LCH | lch(67.4 35.6 251.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.713 0.114 236.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #53ade0;
background-color: #53ade0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53ade0] bg-[#53ade0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53ade0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.678, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53ade0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#53ade0 on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#53ade0 on black: 8.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red32.5%
Green67.8%
Blue87.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan62.9%
Magenta22.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%
Color previews
#53ade0 text on a black background
contrast 8.42:1
Card sample
#53ade0 text on a white background
contrast 2.49:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #53ade0;
Background color
Panel with #53ade0 background
background-color: #53ade0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53ade0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 173, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 173, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53ade0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53ade0, #5753E0);