#53b0eb
a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
83, 176, 235
HSL
203°, 79%, 62%
CMYK
65, 25, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3889
Every format
| HEX | #53b0eb |
| RGB | rgb(83, 176, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 25%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(68.7 -9.7 -37.7) |
| LCH | lch(68.7 38.9 255.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.725 0.123 239.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #53b0eb;
background-color: #53b0eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53b0eb] bg-[#53b0eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53b0eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.690, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53b0eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#53b0eb on white: 2.39:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#53b0eb on black: 8.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red32.5%
Green69.0%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan64.7%
Magenta25.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#53b0eb text on a black background
contrast 8.78:1
Card sample
#53b0eb text on a white background
contrast 2.39:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #53b0eb;
Background color
Panel with #53b0eb background
background-color: #53b0eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53b0eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 176, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 176, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53b0eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53b0eb, #5C53EB);