#538ef3

Color #538ef3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#538ef3

RGB

rgb(83, 142, 243)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 87%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 65.8%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.8%, 41.6%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(59.57, 12.44, -56.39)

LCH

lch(59.57, 57.75, 282.44)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.1632, 260.44)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 32.5%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3b853

Analogous

#53def3

#538ef3

#6853f3

Triadic

#538ef3

#f3538e

#8ef353

Split-complementary

#538ef3

#f36853

#def353

Tetradic

#538ef3

#b853f3

#f3b853

#8ef353

Square

#538ef3

#f353de

#f3b853

#53f368

Shades

Color #538ef3 mixed toward black.

#206cf0

#0e54cb

#0b3f98

#072a66

#041533

Tints

Color #538ef3 mixed toward white.

#70a1f5

#8cb4f7

#a9c6f9

#c6d9fb

#e2ecfd

Tones

Color #538ef3 mixed toward gray.

#6091e6

#6e95d8

#7b98cb

#889cbe

#969fb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7172e0 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#6e69db · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#57cfcb · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #538ef3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538ef3]

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

#538ef3 (#538ef3) is rgb(83, 142, 243) in RGB.

No, #538ef3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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