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Colour

#538BFE

  • #538BFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#538BFE is a blue with RGB values 83, 139, 254 and HSL 220°, 99%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#538BFE#538BFE
HEX#538BFE
RGBrgb(83, 139, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5451, 0.9961
RGB percentages32.5%, 54.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(220.4, 98.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 67.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK67.3%, 45.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,475,326
CSS custom property--colour: #538BFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#AC7401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5197FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F88FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.1Royal blue · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEC653
Analogous#53E1FE, #7153FE
Triadic#FE538B, #8BFE53
Split complementary#FE7153, #E0FE53
Tetradic#FE53E0, #FEC653, #53FE71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2FF
Lighter +20%#B8CFFF
Lighter +10%#86ADFE
Darker −10%#2069FE
Darker −20%#014DEA
Darker −30%#013DB7
Darker −40%#012C84
More saturated +25%#528BFF
Less saturated −25%#6992E8

Channel breakdown

R83
G139
B254
Red83 (32.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue220.35°
Saturation (HSL)98.84%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 8B · B FE

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