#538ABC#538ABC

#538ABC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.096 H 247.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ABC
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 188)
HSL	hsl(209, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(209, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.73, -3.45, -31.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.73, 31.82, 263.77°)
OKLab	oklab(61.65% -0.0369 -0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(61.65% 0.096 247.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.7296, 23.6450, 50.9860)
Luminance	0.2365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ABC #BC8553

analogous

#53BCB9 #538ABC #5355BC

triadic

#538ABC #BC538A #8ABC53

tetradic

#538ABC #B953BC #BC8553 #55BC53

square

#538ABC #B953BC #BC8553 #55BC53

split-complementary

#538ABC #BC5355 #BCB953

monochromatic

#2A4C6B #3B6B97 #538ABC #7FA8CD #ABC6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#538ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#538ABC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ABC

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ABC	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.096 247.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bacd0',
    500: '#538abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538abc;
$custom-light: #8bacd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.571,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61646,
    "c": 0.0961,
    "h": 247.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ABC

secondary

#CCB49F

accent

#9154D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ABC

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

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