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#53baff

a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
83, 186, 255
HSL
204°, 100%, 66%
CMYK
68, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4418

Every format

HEX#53baff
RGBrgb(83, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(204, 100%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(72.3 -8.7 -42.8)
LCHlch(72.3 43.6 258.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.757 0.138 241.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53baff;
background-color: #53baff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53baff] bg-[#53baff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53baff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53baff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53baff on white: 2.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53baff on black: 9.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.5%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#53baff text on a black background

contrast 9.84:1

Card sample

#53baff text on a white background

contrast 2.14:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #53baff;
Background color
Panel with #53baff background
background-color: #53baff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53baff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53baff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53baff, #5F53FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53baff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53baff in the Color Lab