#538da8

Color #538da8

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#538da8

RGB

rgb(83, 141, 168)

HSL

hsl(199.1, 33.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.1, 50.6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.6%, 16.1%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(55.8, -11.31, -20.1)

LCH

lch(55.8, 23.06, 240.63)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0733, 229.59)

HWB

hwb(199.1, 32.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a86e53

Analogous

#53a899

#538da8

#5362a8

Triadic

#538da8

#a8538d

#8da853

Split-complementary

#538da8

#a85362

#a89953

Tetradic

#538da8

#6e53a8

#a86e53

#8da853

Square

#538da8

#9953a8

#a86e53

#62a853

Shades

Color #538da8 mixed toward black.

#45758c

#375e70

#294654

#1c2f38

#0e171c

Tints

Color #538da8 mixed toward white.

#6ea0b8

#8bb3c6

#a8c6d4

#c5d9e2

#e2ecf1

Tones

Color #538da8 mixed toward gray.

#5a8aa1

#61889a

#688593

#6f838c

#768085

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171a2 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#6d69a1 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#579d9c · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #538da8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538da8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#538da8 (#538da8) is rgb(83, 141, 168) in RGB.

No, #538da8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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