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Recognised as Colour

#538EBC

  • #538EBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#538EBC is a blue with RGB values 83, 142, 188 and HSL 206°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#538EBC#538EBC
HEX#538EBC
RGBrgb(83, 142, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5569, 0.7373
RGB percentages32.5%, 55.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(206.3, 43.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 55.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK55.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,476,028
CSS custom property--colour: #538EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#AC7143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C84BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.3Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8153
Analogous#53BCB6, #5359BC
Triadic#BC538E, #8EBC53
Split complementary#BC5359, #BCB653
Tetradic#B653BC, #BC8153, #59BC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EEF5
Lighter +30%#C1D6E7
Lighter +20%#9CBED9
Lighter +10%#78A6CA
Darker −10%#3E749E
Darker −20%#2F597A
Darker −30%#213E55
Darker −40%#132330
More saturated +25%#3592DA
Less saturated −25%#718A9E

Channel breakdown

R83
G142
B188
Red83 (32.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue206.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G 8E · B BC

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