#538AB5

#538AB5

Color Values

HEX

#538AB5

RGB

83, 138, 181

HSL

206.3, 39.8%, 51.8%

HSV

206.3, 54.1%, 71.0%

CMYK

54.1%, 23.8%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.6131 0.0878 243.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538AB5

#B57E53

Analogous

#53B5AF

#5359B5

#538AB5

Triadic

#538AB5

#B5538A

#8AB553

Split Complementary

#538AB5

#B55359

#B5AF53

Tetradic

#538AB5

#AF53B5

#B57E53

#59B553

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538AB5

Protanopia

#6B6BAB

Deuteranopia

#6864A8

Tritanopia

#56A2A1

Achromatopsia

#818181

CSS Usage

background-color: #538AB5;
color: #538AB5;
border-color: #538AB5;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F8FA
100
#E7EEF3
200
#CDDDEA
300
#A9C5DA
400
#7BA5C6
500
#4D86B2
600
#3D6B8F
700
#315672
800
#264359
900
#1F3342
950
#14202A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.7:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.67:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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