#538ABE#538ABE

#538ABE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.099 H 248.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ABE
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 190)
HSL	hsl(209, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.82, -2.81, -32.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.82, 32.76, 265.07°)
OKLab	oklab(61.74% -0.0363 -0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(61.74% 0.099 248.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9467, 23.7318, 52.1294)
Luminance	0.2373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ABE #BE8753

analogous

#53BEBC #538ABE #5354BE

triadic

#538ABE #BE538A #8ABE53

tetradic

#538ABE #BC53BE #BE8753 #54BE53

square

#538ABE #BC53BE #BE8753 #54BE53

split-complementary

#538ABE #BE5354 #BEBC53

monochromatic

#294C6D #3A6B9A #538ABE #7FA8CF #ACC6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#538ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#538ABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ABE

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ABE	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6681BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.099 248.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bacd2',
    500: '#538abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538abe;
$custom-light: #8bacd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.159,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61744,
    "c": 0.09854,
    "h": 248.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ABE

secondary

#CDB69F

accent

#9253D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ABE

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

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