#538DEE

#538DEE

Color Values

HEX

#538DEE

RGB

83, 141, 238

HSL

217.5, 82.0%, 62.9%

HSV

217.5, 65.1%, 93.3%

CMYK

65.1%, 40.8%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.6502 0.1577 260.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cornflowerblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538DEE

#EEB453

Analogous

#53DBEE

#6653EE

#538DEE

Triadic

#538DEE

#EE538D

#8DEE53

Split Complementary

#538DEE

#EE6653

#DBEE53

Tetradic

#538DEE

#EE53DB

#EEB453

#53EE66

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538DEE

Protanopia

#6C6DD7

Deuteranopia

#6964D1

Tritanopia

#56C4C0

Achromatopsia

#888888

CSS Usage

background-color: #538DEE;
color: #538DEE;
border-color: #538DEE;
Nearest Tailwind: Blue 500 #3B82F6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2F6FD
100
#E1EAFA
200
#BED4F9
300
#90B5F4
400
#538DEE
500
#1765E8
600
#1251BA
700
#0F4195
800
#0B3374
900
#0D2854
950
#081935

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.27:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.41:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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