#53c5eb
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
83, 197, 235
HSL
195°, 79%, 62%
CMYK
65, 16, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4777
Every format
| HEX | #53c5eb |
| RGB | rgb(83, 197, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 16%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(74.7 -20.8 -28.4) |
| LCH | lch(74.7 35.2 233.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.773 0.115 223.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #53c5eb;
background-color: #53c5eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53c5eb] bg-[#53c5eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53c5eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.773, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53c5eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#53c5eb on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#53c5eb on black: 10.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red32.5%
Green77.3%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan64.7%
Magenta16.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#53c5eb text on a black background
contrast 10.55:1
Card sample
#53c5eb text on a white background
contrast 1.99:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #53c5eb;
Background color
Panel with #53c5eb background
background-color: #53c5eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53c5eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 197, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 197, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53c5eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53c5eb, #5360EB);