#53ade5
a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
83, 173, 229
HSL
203°, 74%, 61%
CMYK
64, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.3738
Every format
| HEX | #53ade5 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 173, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 74%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 25%, 0%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(67.6 -10.0 -36.1) |
| LCH | lch(67.6 37.5 254.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.716 0.119 238.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #53ade5;
background-color: #53ade5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53ade5] bg-[#53ade5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53ade5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.678, blue: 0.898)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53ade5")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#53ade5 on white: 2.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#53ade5 on black: 8.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red32.5%
Green67.8%
Blue89.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan63.8%
Magenta24.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.2%
Color previews
#53ade5 text on a black background
contrast 8.48:1
Card sample
#53ade5 text on a white background
contrast 2.48:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #53ade5;
Background color
Panel with #53ade5 background
background-color: #53ade5;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53ade5;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 173, 229, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 173, 229, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53ade5; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53ade5, #5A53E5);