#538ff8

Color #538ff8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.3 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#538ff8

RGB

rgb(83, 143, 248)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 92.2%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 66.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.5%, 42.3%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(60.12, 13.56, -58.27)

LCH

lch(60.12, 59.83, 283.1)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1686, 260.75)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 32.5%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8bc53

Analogous

#53e1f8

#538ff8

#6a53f8

Triadic

#538ff8

#f8538f

#8ff853

Split-complementary

#538ff8

#f86a53

#e1f853

Tetradic

#538ff8

#bc53f8

#f8bc53

#8ff853

Square

#538ff8

#f853e1

#f8bc53

#53f86a

Shades

Color #538ff8 mixed toward black.

#1e6cf6

#0953d4

#063e9f

#04296a

#021535

Tints

Color #538ff8 mixed toward white.

#70a2f9

#8cb4fa

#a9c7fc

#c6dafd

#e2ecfe

Tones

Color #538ff8 mixed toward gray.

#6193ea

#6e96dd

#7c9acf

#8a9ec1

#98a2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7272e4 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#6e6adf · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#57d3cf · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #538ff8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538ff8]

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

#538ff8 (#538ff8) is rgb(83, 143, 248) in RGB.

No, #538ff8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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