Recognised as Colour

#538CFE

#538CFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#538CFE is a blue with RGB values 83, 140, 254 and HSL 220°, 99%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#538CFE#538CFE

HEX#538CFE

RGBrgb(83, 140, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.549, 0.9961

RGB percentages32.5%, 54.9%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(220, 98.8%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 67.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK67.3%, 44.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,475,582

CSS custom property--colour: #538CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#AC7301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5398FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3288FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.5 Royal blue · ΔE 15.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4 Slate blue · ΔE 23.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FEC553

Analogous#53E2FE, #7053FE

Triadic#FE538C, #8CFE53

Split complementary#FE6F53, #E2FE53

Tetradic#FE53E1, #FEC553, #53FE6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBF2FF

Lighter +20%#B8D0FF

Lighter +10%#86AEFE

Darker −10%#206AFE

Darker −20%#014FEA

Darker −30%#013EB7

Darker −40%#012D84

More saturated +25%#528CFF

Less saturated −25%#6993E8

Channel breakdown

R83

G140

B254

Red83 (32.5%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)98.84%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 8C · B FE

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