#538AC3#538AC3

#538AC3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.105 H 250.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538AC3
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 195)
HSL	hsl(211, 48%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(211, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 29.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.04, -1.21, -35.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.04, 35.15, 268.03°)
OKLab	oklab(61.99% -0.0347 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(61.99% 0.105 250.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5026, 23.9541, 55.0569)
Luminance	0.2396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538AC3 #C38C53

analogous

#53C2C3 #538AC3 #5453C3

triadic

#538AC3 #C3538A #8AC353

tetradic

#538AC3 #C353C2 #C38C53 #53C354

square

#538AC3 #C353C2 #C38C53 #53C354

split-complementary

#538AC3 #C35453 #C2C353

monochromatic

#284D73 #386BA1 #538AC3 #80A9D3 #AEC8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#538AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#538AC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538AC3

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538AC3	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6481C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.105 250.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cabd5',
    500: '#538ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ac3;
$custom-light: #8cabd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.536,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61993,
    "c": 0.10476,
    "h": 250.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538AC3

secondary

#D1B9A1

accent

#9550D8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538AC3

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

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