Information about #538391 color

#538391 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#538391 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 131, 145) — 32.5% red, 51.4% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 5 / 0 / 43. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #538391 reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Antique Blue (#4E7B96). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Baked (#558F93) and Stormy Blue (#507B9C).

The recipe behind #538391 is rgb(83, 131, 145), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #538391: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. #538391 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#538391 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#538391 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #538391

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538391
  • RGB83, 131, 145
  • CMYK24, 5, 0, 43
  • CSSrgb(83, 131, 145)
  • HSL194°, 27%, 45%
  • HSL Precise193.548°, 27.193%, 44.706%
  • HSV194°, 43%, 57%
  • HSB194°, 43%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.514, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.514, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.514, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID538391
  • DECIMAL ID5473169
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01