#538C9B

#538C9B

Color Values

HEX

#538C9B

RGB

83, 140, 155

HSL

192.5, 30.3%, 46.7%

HSV

192.5, 46.5%, 60.8%

CMYK

46.5%, 9.7%, 0.0%, 39.2%

OKLCH

0.6067 0.0639 216.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538C9B

#9B6253

Analogous

#539B86

#53689B

#538C9B

Triadic

#538C9B

#9B538C

#8C9B53

Split Complementary

#538C9B

#9B5368

#9B8653

Tetradic

#538C9B

#86539B

#9B6253

#689B53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538C9B

Protanopia

#6C6C97

Deuteranopia

#686496

Tritanopia

#569594

Achromatopsia

#818181

CSS Usage

background-color: #538C9B;
color: #538C9B;
border-color: #538C9B;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 700 #0E7490

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F8F9
100
#E9F0F2
200
#D0E2E6
300
#AFCDD4
400
#84B1BD
500
#5996A6
600
#477885
700
#39606A
800
#2C4B53
900
#23383E
950
#162327

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.76:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.59:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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