Palettes / Colors / #538FEA

#538FEA — Vivid Blue

#538FEA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #538FEA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#538FEA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EAAD53; it also sits naturally between #53DBEA and #6253EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 56% · Blue 92%

Cyan 65% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #538FEA

.text { color: #538FEA; }
.background { background-color: #538FEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #538FEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 143, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #538FEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 143, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #538FEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 143, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#538FEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#538FEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAAD53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #538FEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #538FEA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #538FEA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #538FEA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #538FE9  ·  #538FEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #538FEA?

#538FEA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 83, 143, 234). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #538FEA?

#538FEA is RGB 83, 143, 234 — HSL 216°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 65%, 39%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #538FEA?

Its complement is #EAAD53; analogous partners are #53DBEA and #6253EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #538FEA for text?

Black text on #538FEA has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.