#538ADA — Blue

#538ADA is a blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a balanced medium blue, and it is also commonly known as Blue, Cobalt Blue. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#538ADA
CSS Namecornflowerblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f1f6fc
100#e1ebf8
200#c8dbf7
300#a1c2f4
400#73a4eb
500#518bdf
600#4179ca
700#3064ad
800#265392
900#1f467e
950#0f294d

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.49:1
Contrast on black
6.02:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.01 257.8); /* #f1f6fc */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.021 257.8); /* #e1ebf8 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.044 257.8); /* #c8dbf7 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.079 257.8); /* #a1c2f4 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.117 257.8); /* #73a4eb */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.141 257.8); /* #518bdf */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.138 257.8); /* #4179ca */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.13 257.8); /* #3064ad */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.116 257.8); /* #265392 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.105 257.8); /* #1f467e */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.073 257.8); /* #0f294d */
}

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