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#538fca color: Delphinium Corsage

#538fca is rgb(83, 143, 202) in RGB and oklch(63.476% 0.10921 249.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

63.5%
0.109
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #538fca

#538fca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage (#4f92cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #538fca mixed with white

  1. 538fca
  2. 659ad0
  3. 76a5d5
  4. 87b0db
  5. 98bce1
  6. a9c7e6
  7. bad2eb
  8. cbddf0
  9. dce8f5
  10. eef4fa

Darker: #538fca mixed with black

  1. 538fca
  2. 477caf
  3. 3b6995
  4. 30577c
  5. 254564
  6. 1b344d
  7. 112437
  8. 081522
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #538fca with less saturation

  1. 538fca
  2. 5a8fc4
  3. 608fbe
  4. 668eb7
  5. 6c8eb1
  6. 718eab
  7. 778da5
  8. 7c8d9e
  9. 818c98
  10. 868b91

Questions about #538fca

What color is #538fca?

#538fca is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(83, 143, 202), in HSL hsl(209.75, 52.89%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.476% 0.10921 249.543).

What colors go well with #538fca?

The complementary color of #538fca is #b57e38. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1d99b8 and #7d83cc. The triadic partners are #c36d7c and #75984d.

Is white or black text more readable on #538fca?

White text reads better on #538fca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #538fca a warm or cool color?

#538fca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.109.