#538D9C

#538D9C

Color Values

HEX

#538D9C

RGB

83, 141, 156

HSL

192.3, 30.5%, 46.9%

HSV

192.3, 46.8%, 61.2%

CMYK

46.8%, 9.6%, 0.0%, 38.8%

OKLCH

0.6094 0.0647 216.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538D9C

#9C6253

Analogous

#539C87

#53699C

#538D9C

Triadic

#538D9C

#9C538D

#8D9C53

Split Complementary

#538D9C

#9C5369

#9C8753

Tetradic

#538D9C

#87539C

#9C6253

#699C53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538D9C

Protanopia

#6C6D98

Deuteranopia

#696498

Tritanopia

#569695

Achromatopsia

#828282

CSS Usage

background-color: #538D9C;
color: #538D9C;
border-color: #538D9C;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9F9
100
#E9F0F2
200
#D0E2E6
300
#AFCDD4
400
#84B2BD
500
#5996A6
600
#477885
700
#39606A
800
#2C4B53
900
#23383E
950
#162427

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.71:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.66:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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