#539cb5

Color #539cb5

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.17 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#539cb5

RGB

rgb(83, 156, 181)

HSL

hsl(195.3, 39.8%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.3, 54.1%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.1%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(60.74, -15.65, -19.95)

LCH

lch(60.74, 25.36, 231.89)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0817, 222.62)

HWB

hwb(195.3, 32.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b56c53

Analogous

#53b59d

#539cb5

#536bb5

Triadic

#539cb5

#b5539c

#9cb553

Split-complementary

#539cb5

#b5536b

#b59d53

Tetradic

#539cb5

#6c53b5

#b56c53

#9cb553

Square

#539cb5

#9d53b5

#b56c53

#6bb553

Shades

Color #539cb5 mixed toward black.

#42849a

#35697b

#284f5c

#1b353e

#0d1a1f

Tints

Color #539cb5 mixed toward white.

#70adc1

#8cbdce

#a9ceda

#c6dee6

#e2eff3

Tones

Color #539cb5 mixed toward gray.

#5b98ad

#6394a5

#6c909d

#748c94

#7c888c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7aaf · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#756fae · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#59abaa · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #539cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#539cb5]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#539cb5 (#539cb5) is rgb(83, 156, 181) in RGB.

No, #539cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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