#538ABA#538ABA

#538ABA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.094 H 246.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ABA
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 186)
HSL	hsl(208, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.64, -4.08, -30.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.64, 30.90, 262.40°)
OKLab	oklab(61.55% -0.0375 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(61.55% 0.094 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5155, 23.5593, 49.8584)
Luminance	0.2356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ABA #BA8353

analogous

#53BAB7 #538ABA #5356BA

triadic

#538ABA #BA538A #8ABA53

tetradic

#538ABA #B753BA #BA8353 #56BA53

square

#538ABA #B753BA #BA8353 #56BA53

split-complementary

#538ABA #BA5356 #BAB753

monochromatic

#2A4B69 #3B6B94 #538ABA #7FA8CC #AAC5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#538ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#538ABA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ABA

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ABA	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6881B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#04959A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.094 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baccf',
    500: '#538aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538aba;
$custom-light: #8baccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.961,
    "s": 42.739,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61549,
    "c": 0.09369,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ABA

secondary

#CBB39E

accent

#9055D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ABA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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