#538BB7

#538BB7

Color Values

HEX

#538BB7

RGB

83, 139, 183

HSL

206.4, 41.0%, 52.2%

HSV

206.4, 54.6%, 71.8%

CMYK

54.6%, 24.0%, 0.0%, 28.2%

OKLCH

0.6164 0.0895 243.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538BB7

#B77F53

Analogous

#53B7B1

#5359B7

#538BB7

Triadic

#538BB7

#B7538B

#8BB753

Split Complementary

#538BB7

#B75359

#B7B153

Tetradic

#538BB7

#B153B7

#B77F53

#59B753

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538BB7

Protanopia

#6B6CAC

Deuteranopia

#6864AA

Tritanopia

#56A4A2

Achromatopsia

#828282

CSS Usage

background-color: #538BB7;
color: #538BB7;
border-color: #538BB7;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F8FA
100
#E7EEF3
200
#CDDDEA
300
#A9C5DB
400
#7AA5C7
500
#4B86B4
600
#3C6B90
700
#305673
800
#26435A
900
#1F3342
950
#13202A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.66:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.74:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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