#538F9F

#538F9F

Color Values

HEX

#538F9F

RGB

83, 143, 159

HSL

192.6, 31.4%, 47.5%

HSV

192.6, 47.8%, 62.4%

CMYK

47.8%, 10.1%, 0.0%, 37.6%

OKLCH

0.6154 0.0668 216.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538F9F

#9F6353

Analogous

#539F89

#53699F

#538F9F

Triadic

#538F9F

#9F538F

#8F9F53

Split Complementary

#538F9F

#9F5369

#9F8953

Tetradic

#538F9F

#89539F

#9F6353

#699F53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538F9F

Protanopia

#6D6E9B

Deuteranopia

#6A659A

Tritanopia

#569897

Achromatopsia

#838383

CSS Usage

background-color: #538F9F;
color: #538F9F;
border-color: #538F9F;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 600 #0891B2

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9F9
100
#E8F0F2
200
#D0E2E7
300
#AFCDD5
400
#83B2BE
500
#5797A8
600
#467986
700
#38606B
800
#2C4B54
900
#23383E
950
#162427

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.62:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.8:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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