#538aed

Color #538aed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.91 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#538aed

RGB

rgb(83, 138, 237)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 81.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 65%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(65%, 41.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(58.16, 12.79, -55.33)

LCH

lch(58.16, 56.79, 283.02)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.1597, 261.17)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 32.5%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edb653

Analogous

#53d7ed

#538aed

#6953ed

Triadic

#538aed

#ed538a

#8aed53

Split-complementary

#538aed

#ed6953

#d7ed53

Tetradic

#538aed

#b653ed

#edb653

#8aed53

Square

#538aed

#ed53d7

#edb653

#53ed69

Shades

Color #538aed mixed toward black.

#2269e8

#1452c1

#0f3d91

#0a2961

#051430

Tints

Color #538aed mixed toward white.

#6f9df0

#8cb1f3

#a9c4f6

#c6d8f9

#e2ebfc

Tones

Color #538aed mixed toward gray.

#608de0

#6c91d3

#7995c6

#8699ba

#939cad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70da · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#6c67d6 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#57cac6 · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 25

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #538aed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538aed]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#538aed (#538aed) is rgb(83, 138, 237) in RGB.

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

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