#538cf0

Color #538cf0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#538cf0

RGB

rgb(83, 140, 240)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 84%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 65.4%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.4%, 41.7%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(58.87, 12.62, -55.87)

LCH

lch(58.87, 57.28, 282.73)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1615, 260.81)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 32.5%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0b753

Analogous

#53dbf0

#538cf0

#6853f0

Triadic

#538cf0

#f0538c

#8cf053

Split-complementary

#538cf0

#f06853

#dbf053

Tetradic

#538cf0

#b753f0

#f0b753

#8cf053

Square

#538cf0

#f053db

#f0b753

#53f068

Shades

Color #538cf0 mixed toward black.

#216bec

#1153c6

#0d3e95

#092963

#041532

Tints

Color #538cf0 mixed toward white.

#709ff3

#8cb2f5

#a9c5f8

#c6d9fa

#e2ecfd

Tones

Color #538cf0 mixed toward gray.

#6090e3

#6d93d6

#7a97c9

#879abc

#949eaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071dd · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#6d68d8 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#57cdc9 · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #538cf0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538cf0]

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

#538cf0 (#538cf0) is rgb(83, 140, 240) in RGB.

No, #538cf0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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