#538fe5

Color #538fe5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 3.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#538fe5

RGB

rgb(83, 143, 229)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 73.7%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 63.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.8%, 37.6%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(59.1, 7.09, -49.39)

LCH

lch(59.1, 49.9, 278.17)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1438, 257.55)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 32.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5a953

Analogous

#53d8e5

#538fe5

#6053e5

Triadic

#538fe5

#e5538f

#8fe553

Split-complementary

#538fe5

#e56053

#d8e553

Tetradic

#538fe5

#a953e5

#e5a953

#8fe553

Square

#538fe5

#e553d8

#e5a953

#53e560

Shades

Color #538fe5 mixed toward black.

#2672de

#1b5ab5

#154488

#0e2d5a

#07172d

Tints

Color #538fe5 mixed toward white.

#70a2e9

#8cb4ee

#a9c7f2

#c6daf6

#e2ecfb

Tones

Color #538fe5 mixed toward gray.

#5f91d9

#6b93cd

#7896c1

#8498b4

#909aa8

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

#7272d4 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#6e6ad0 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#57c6c2 · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #538fe5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538fe5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#538fe5 (#538fe5) is rgb(83, 143, 229) in RGB.

No, #538fe5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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