Palettes / Colors / #53BDEE

#53BDEE — Vivid Blue

#53BDEE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #53BDEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#53BDEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE8453; it also sits naturally between #53EED2 and #5370EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 74% · Blue 93%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #53BDEE

.text { color: #53BDEE; }
.background { background-color: #53BDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #53BDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 189, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 82%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #53BDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 189, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #53BDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 189, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#53BDEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#53BDEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #53BDEE

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Tones of #53BDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE8453:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #53BDEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #53BDEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #53BDEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #53BDEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #53BDED  ·  #53BDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #53BDEE?

#53BDEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 83, 189, 238). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #53BDEE?

#53BDEE is RGB 83, 189, 238 — HSL 199°, 82%, 63% — CMYK 65%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #53BDEE?

Its complement is #EE8453; analogous partners are #53EED2 and #5370EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #53BDEE for text?

Black text on #53BDEE has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.