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#538EDA

#538eda ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#538eda is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 55.69% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.93% cyan, 34.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 213.78°, with 64.59% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2625

Complementary

  1. #538eda
  2. #da9f53

Split complementary

  1. #538eda
  2. #da5c53
  3. #d1da53

Analogous

  1. #53d1da
  2. #538eda
  3. #5c53da

Triadic

  1. #538eda
  2. #da538e
  3. #8eda53

Tetradic

  1. #538eda
  2. #9f53da
  3. #da9f53
  4. #8eda53

Square

  1. #538eda
  2. #da53d1
  3. #da9f53
  4. #53da5c

Monochromatic

  1. #1a447a
  2. #2867b9
  3. #538eda
  4. #92b7e8
  5. #d1e1f5

Shades

#538eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #538eda
  2. #4b80c4
  3. #4272ae
  4. #3a6399
  5. #325583
  6. #2a476d
  7. #213957
  8. #192b41
  9. #111c2c
  10. #080e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#538eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #538eda
  2. #6499de
  3. #75a5e1
  4. #87b0e5
  5. #98bbe9
  6. #a9c7ed
  7. #bad2f0
  8. #cbddf4
  9. #dde8f8
  10. #eef4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#538eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #538eda
  2. #588dd1
  3. #5c8bc8
  4. #618abf
  5. #6588b6
  6. #6a87ad
  7. #6e86a4
  8. #73849b
  9. #778392
  10. #7c8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798db1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d93dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b86d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009faa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6491dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5889d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d99bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-538eda {
  color: #538eda;
}
Background
.bg-538eda {
  background-color: #538eda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-538eda {
  border: 2px solid #538eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #538eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 142 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-538eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #538eda, #5c53da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-538eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 142 218 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.06 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 2.89 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.83 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.27 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.52 #ac7125 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#538eda  rgb(83, 142, 218)  hsl(214, 65%, 59%)  United Nations Blue
#da9f53  rgb(218, 159, 83)  hsl(34, 65%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#da538e  rgb(218, 83, 142)  hsl(334, 65%, 59%)  Blush
#8eda53  rgb(142, 218, 83)  hsl(94, 65%, 59%)  Yellow Green