#538ae5

Color #538ae5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.84 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#538ae5

RGB

rgb(83, 138, 229)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 73.7%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 63.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(57.72, 10.07, -51.58)

LCH

lch(57.72, 52.55, 281.05)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.1491, 259.92)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 32.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5ae53

Analogous

#53d3e5

#538ae5

#6553e5

Triadic

#538ae5

#e5538a

#8ae553

Split-complementary

#538ae5

#e56553

#d3e553

Tetradic

#538ae5

#ae53e5

#e5ae53

#8ae553

Square

#538ae5

#e553d3

#e5ae53

#53e565

Shades

Color #538ae5 mixed toward black.

#266bde

#1b55b5

#154088

#0e2b5a

#07152d

Tints

Color #538ae5 mixed toward white.

#709ee9

#8cb1ee

#a9c5f2

#c6d8f6

#e2ecfb

Tones

Color #538ae5 mixed toward gray.

#5f8dd9

#6b90cd

#7893c1

#8496b4

#9099a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70d4 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#6c67cf · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#57c4c1 · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #538ae5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538ae5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#538ae5 (#538ae5) is rgb(83, 138, 229) in RGB.

No, #538ae5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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