#538cf4

Color #538cf4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.96 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#538cf4

RGB

rgb(83, 140, 244)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 88%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 66%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(66%, 42.6%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(59.09, 13.98, -57.72)

LCH

lch(59.09, 59.39, 283.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1667, 261.37)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 32.5%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4bb53

Analogous

#53dcf4

#538cf4

#6b53f4

Triadic

#538cf4

#f4538c

#8cf453

Split-complementary

#538cf4

#f46b53

#dcf453

Tetradic

#538cf4

#bb53f4

#f4bb53

#8cf453

Square

#538cf4

#f453dc

#f4bb53

#53f46b

Shades

Color #538cf4 mixed toward black.

#206af1

#0d51cd

#0a3d9a

#072866

#031433

Tints

Color #538cf4 mixed toward white.

#709ff6

#8cb2f8

#a9c5fa

#c6d9fb

#e2ecfd

Tones

Color #538cf4 mixed toward gray.

#6090e7

#6e94d9

#7b98cc

#899cbe

#96a0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071e1 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#6d68db · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#57cfcb · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 25.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #538cf4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538cf4]

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

#538cf4 (#538cf4) is rgb(83, 140, 244) in RGB.

No, #538cf4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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