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#53cdff

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

RGB
83, 205, 255
HSL
197°, 100%, 66%
CMYK
68, 20, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5272

Every format

HEX#53cdff
RGBrgb(83, 205, 255)
HSLhsl(197, 100%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(77.7 -18.8 -34.4)
LCHlch(77.7 39.2 241.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.800 0.128 228.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53cdff;
background-color: #53cdff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53cdff] bg-[#53cdff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53cdff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.804, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53cdff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53cdff on white: 1.82:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53cdff on black: 11.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green80.4%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan67.5%
Magenta19.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#53cdff text on a black background

contrast 11.54:1

Card sample

#53cdff text on a white background

contrast 1.82:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 205, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 205, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53cdff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53cdff, #535BFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53cdff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53cdff in the Color Lab