#539ccc Color Information

#539ccc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #539ccc, and its official name is Blue Iguana. In RGB, it consists of 32.5% Red, 61.2% Green, and 80.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 59.3% Cyan, 23.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 203.8°, with saturation of 54.3% and lightness of 56.3%. The decimal value for #539ccc is 5479628, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6699cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #539ccc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#539ccc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorBlue Iguana Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color83, 156, 204 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color32.5%, 61.2%, 80.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.675, 0.388, 0.200 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.593, 0.235, 0, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color203.8°, 54.3%, 56.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color203.8°, 59.3%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color26.355, 29.976, 61.524 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color83, 129, 204 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5479628 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.633, -8.581, -31.495 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.633, 32.643, 254.759 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.633, -30.646, -48.013 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color54.750, -9.889, -28.300 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.224, 0.254, 29.976 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283669708 / 0xff539ccc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6699cc Copy
Last Updated: October 13, 2024

Shades of #539ccc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #539ccc, its pure hue is 203.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.3%, and its lightness is 56.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #539ccc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a141a to #4989b3.

Tints of #539ccc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #539ccc, its pure hue is 203.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.3%, and its lightness is 56.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #539ccc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #69a8d2 to #eaf3f9.

Tones of #539ccc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #539ccc, its pure hue is 203.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 54.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #539ccc, which range from #909090 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #20a7ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #539ccc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #539ccc! For #539ccc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #539ccc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #539ccc

This color, #539ccc, consists of 32.5% Red, 61.2% Green, and 80.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 83, Green = 156, Blue = 204. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #539ccc is 59.3% Cyan, 23.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R32.5%
C59.3%
G61.2%
M23.5%
B80.0%
Y0.0%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 83 156 204
Octal 123 234 314
Hexa #53 #9c #cc
Binary 01010011 10011100 11001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 59 23 0 19
Octal 73 27 0 23
Hexa #3b #17 #00 #13
Binary 00111011 00010111 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #539ccc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #539ccc — which has hue 203.8° — its analogous colors are located at 173.8° and 233.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #539ccc.

Triadic Colors of #539ccc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #539ccc — which has hue 203.8° — its triadic colors are located at 83.8° and 323.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #539ccc.

Complementary Color of #539ccc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #539ccc — which has hue 203.8° — its complementary color is located at 23.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #539ccc.

Split Complementary Colors of #539ccc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #539ccc — which has hue 203.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 53.8° and 353.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #539ccc.

Tetradic Colors of #539ccc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #539ccc — which has hue 203.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 113.8°, 203.8°, 293.8°, and 23.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #539ccc.

Monochromatic Colors of #539ccc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #539ccc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3c5d73 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9cd0f2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #539ccc

We want to make getting started with #539ccc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #539ccc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #539ccc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #539ccc with other HTML elements.

#539ccc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #539ccc.
<span style="color: #539ccc;">The color of this text is #539ccc.</span>

#539ccc Background Color

The background color for this text is #539ccc.
<div style="background-color: #539ccc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #539ccc.</div>

#539ccc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #539ccc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #539ccc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #539ccc.</span>

#539ccc Border Color

This is a div with border color #539ccc.
<div style="border: #539ccc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #539ccc.</div>

#539ccc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #539ccc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #539ccc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #539ccc on a white background.</div></div>

#539ccc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #539ccc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #539ccc; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #539ccc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #539ccc to White

This is a gradient from #539ccc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#539ccc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#539ccc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#539ccc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#539ccc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #539ccc to white.</div>

Gradient from #539ccc to Black

This is a gradient from #539ccc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#539ccc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#539ccc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#539ccc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#539ccc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #539ccc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #539ccc

In addition to using #539ccc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #539ccc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #539ccc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 83, Green = 156, Blue = 204). If you need details about the color coordinates of #539ccc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #539ccc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(83, 156, 204)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #539ccc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #539ccc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #539ccc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(83, 156, 204);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#539ccc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:83, green:156, blue:204, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:83 green:156 blue:204 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(83f, 156f, 204f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(83, 156, 204);
 

#539ccc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #539ccc the same way. For those with color blindness, #539ccc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #539ccc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #539ccc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #539ccc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #539ccc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #539ccc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #539ccc would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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