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#53dfef

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
83, 223, 239
HSL
186°, 83%, 63%
CMYK
65, 7, 0, 6
Luminance
0.6085

Every format

HEX#53dfef
RGBrgb(83, 223, 239)
HSLhsl(186, 83%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 7%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(82.3 -32.5 -18.9)
LCHlch(82.3 37.6 210.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.835 0.120 205.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53dfef;
background-color: #53dfef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53dfef] bg-[#53dfef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53dfef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.875, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53dfef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53dfef on white: 1.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53dfef on black: 13.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green87.5%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan65.3%
Magenta6.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#53dfef text on a black background

contrast 13.17:1

Card sample

#53dfef text on a white background

contrast 1.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 223, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 223, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53dfef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53dfef, #5377EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53dfef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53dfef in the Color Lab