#53ade4
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
83, 173, 228
HSL
203°, 73%, 61%
CMYK
64, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3733
Every format
| HEX | #53ade4 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 173, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(67.5 -10.3 -35.6) |
| LCH | lch(67.5 37.1 253.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.715 0.118 238.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #53ade4;
background-color: #53ade4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53ade4] bg-[#53ade4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53ade4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.678, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53ade4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#53ade4 on white: 2.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#53ade4 on black: 8.47:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red32.5%
Green67.8%
Blue89.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan63.6%
Magenta24.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%
Color previews
#53ade4 text on a black background
contrast 8.47:1
Card sample
#53ade4 text on a white background
contrast 2.48:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #53ade4;
Background color
Panel with #53ade4 background
background-color: #53ade4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53ade4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 173, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 173, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53ade4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53ade4, #5A53E4);