#538EC6 Color

#538EC6 is rgb(83, 142, 198) in RGB and hsl(209, 50%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#538EC6

HEX#538EC6

RGBrgb(83, 142, 198)

HSLhsl(209, 50%, 55%)

HSVhsv(209, 58%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.105 248.6)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 28%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #538EC6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #538EC6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#538EC6 Complementary#C68A53 Analogous#53C6C4 Analogous#5355C6 Triadic#C6538E Triadic#8EC653

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #538EC6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A9DCD #81ACD5 #98BBDD #B3CDE6 #C9DCED #E0EBF5

Shades

#3D7CB8 #336899 #2A567E #214363 #183149 #0E1D2A

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