Information about #538AB7 color

#538AB7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#538AB7 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 138, 183) — 32.5% red, 54.1% green, 71.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 39 / 18 / 0 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #538AB7 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Monge Blue (#4D8DB2). Slightly further away sit Cyan Azure (#4E82B4) and Subzero (#5B8DBD).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 138, 183) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #538AB7 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#538AB7 color variations

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

#538AB7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#538AB7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#538AB7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#538AB7 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#538AB7 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
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#B78052
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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
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#B7B252
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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
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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
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#B7528A
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#8AB752
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#8052B7
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#B252B7
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#B78052
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#57B752
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Nearest named colors to #538AB7

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

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Silver Lake Blue color link
Silver Lake Blue

#5D89BA

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Ultramarine Color color link
Ultramarine Color

#5D8CAE

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

#538AB7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538AB7
  • RGB83, 138, 183
  • CMYK39, 18, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(83, 138, 183)
  • HSL207°, 41%, 52%
  • HSL Precise207°, 40.984%, 52.157%
  • HSV207°, 55%, 72%
  • HSB207°, 55%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.541, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.541, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.541, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID538AB7
  • DECIMAL ID5474999
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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