#538ABB#538ABB

#538ABB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.095 H 246.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ABB
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 187)
HSL	hsl(208, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(208, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.69, -3.77, -31.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.69, 31.36, 263.10°)
OKLab	oklab(61.6% -0.0372 -0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(61.6% 0.095 246.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.6222, 23.6020, 50.4203)
Luminance	0.2360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ABB #BB8453

analogous

#53BBB8 #538ABB #5356BB

triadic

#538ABB #BB538A #8ABB53

tetradic

#538ABB #B853BB #BB8453 #56BB53

square

#538ABB #B853BB #BB8453 #56BB53

split-complementary

#538ABB #BB5356 #BBB853

monochromatic

#2A4C6A #3B6B96 #538ABB #7FA8CC #ABC6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#538ABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#538ABB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ABB

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ABB	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6881BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538abb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.095 246.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538abb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.269,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61597,
    "c": 0.09489,
    "h": 246.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ABB

secondary

#CBB49E

accent

#9055D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ABB

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

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