#538ED6

#538ED6

Color Values

HEX

#538ED6

RGB

83, 142, 214

HSL

213.0, 61.5%, 58.2%

HSV

213.0, 61.2%, 83.9%

CMYK

61.2%, 33.6%, 0.0%, 16.1%

OKLCH

0.6388 0.1253 254.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: steelblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538ED6

#D69B53

Analogous

#53CFD6

#5953D6

#538ED6

Triadic

#538ED6

#D6538E

#8ED653

Split Complementary

#538ED6

#D65953

#CFD653

Tetradic

#538ED6

#D653CF

#D69B53

#53D659

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538ED6

Protanopia

#6D6DC5

Deuteranopia

#6965C0

Tritanopia

#56B7B4

Achromatopsia

#878787

CSS Usage

background-color: #538ED6;
color: #538ED6;
border-color: #538ED6;
Nearest Tailwind: Sky 600 #0284C7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3F7FB
100
#E4ECF6
200
#C5D9F1
300
#9CBEE7
400
#679BDB
500
#3178CE
600
#2760A5
700
#1F4D84
800
#193C67
900
#162E4B
950
#0E1D30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.38:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.21:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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