#538EBA

#538EBA

Color Values

HEX

#538EBA

RGB

83, 142, 186

HSL

205.6, 42.7%, 52.7%

HSV

205.6, 55.4%, 72.9%

CMYK

55.4%, 23.7%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.6247 0.091 242.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538EBA

#BA7F53

Analogous

#53BAB2

#535ABA

#538EBA

Triadic

#538EBA

#BA538E

#8EBA53

Split Complementary

#538EBA

#BA535A

#BAB253

Tetradic

#538EBA

#B253BA

#BA7F53

#5ABA53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538EBA

Protanopia

#6D6DAF

Deuteranopia

#6965AD

Tritanopia

#56A7A5

Achromatopsia

#858585

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F8FA
100
#E7EEF4
200
#CCDEEB
300
#A8C6DC
400
#78A7C9
500
#4987B6
600
#3A6C92
700
#2F5774
800
#25445B
900
#1E3343
950
#13202A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.53:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.95:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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