#538BBA

#538BBA

Color Values

HEX

#538BBA

RGB

83, 139, 186

HSL

207.4, 42.7%, 52.7%

HSV

207.4, 55.4%, 72.9%

CMYK

55.4%, 25.3%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.6178 0.093 245.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538BBA

#BA8253

Analogous

#53BAB5

#5357BA

#538BBA

Triadic

#538BBA

#BA538B

#8BBA53

Split Complementary

#538BBA

#BA5357

#BAB553

Tetradic

#538BBA

#B553BA

#BA8253

#57BA53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538BBA

Protanopia

#6B6CAF

Deuteranopia

#6864AC

Tritanopia

#56A6A4

Achromatopsia

#828282

CSS Usage

background-color: #538BBA;
color: #538BBA;
border-color: #538BBA;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 600 #0284C7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F8FA
100
#E7EEF4
200
#CCDDEB
300
#A8C4DC
400
#78A4C9
500
#4984B6
600
#3A6A92
700
#2F5574
800
#25425B
900
#1E3243
950
#13202A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.64:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.77:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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