#538D9D Color

#538D9D is rgb(83, 141, 157) in RGB and hsl(193, 31%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#538D9D

HEX#538D9D

RGBrgb(83, 141, 157)

HSLhsl(193, 31%, 47%)

HSVhsv(193, 47%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.065 217.5)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 10%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #538D9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #538D9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#538D9D Complementary#9D6353 Analogous#539D88 Analogous#53689D Triadic#9D538D Triadic#8D9D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #538D9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#659EAE #80AFBC #97BEC8 #AFCDD5 #C6DBE1 #E1ECEF

Shades

#487B89 #3E6975 #335761 #274249 #1C3035 #121E21

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