#538AB2 Color

#538AB2 is rgb(83, 138, 178) in RGB and hsl(205, 38%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#538AB2

HEX#538AB2

RGBrgb(83, 138, 178)

HSLhsl(205, 38%, 51%)

HSVhsv(205, 53%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.084 241.5)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 22%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #538AB2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #538AB2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#538AB2 Complementary#B27A53 Analogous#53B2AA Analogous#535AB2 Triadic#B2538A Triadic#8AB253

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #538AB2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6B9BBD #80A9C6 #99BAD1 #B2CADC #CADBE7 #DFEAF1

Shades

#46779B #3C6786 #31546D #264154 #1B2E3C #111E27

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