#53ade9
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
83, 173, 233
HSL
204°, 77%, 62%
CMYK
64, 26, 0, 9
Luminance
0.3761
Every format
| HEX | #53ade9 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 173, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 26%, 0%, 9%) |
| LAB | lab(67.7 -8.7 -38.0) |
| LCH | lch(67.7 39.0 257.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.718 0.123 240.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #53ade9;
background-color: #53ade9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53ade9] bg-[#53ade9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53ade9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.678, blue: 0.914)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53ade9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#53ade9 on white: 2.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#53ade9 on black: 8.52:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red32.5%
Green67.8%
Blue91.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan64.4%
Magenta25.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)8.6%
Color previews
#53ade9 text on a black background
contrast 8.52:1
Card sample
#53ade9 text on a white background
contrast 2.46:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #53ade9;
Background color
Panel with #53ade9 background
background-color: #53ade9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53ade9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 173, 233, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 173, 233, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53ade9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53ade9, #5D53E9);