#538AC8#538AC8

#538AC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.111 H 252.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538AC8
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 200)
HSL	hsl(212, 52%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(212, 59%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 31%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.27, 0.41, -37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.27, 37.60, 270.63°)
OKLab	oklab(62.25% -0.0332 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(62.25% 0.111 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0774, 24.1841, 58.0842)
Luminance	0.2419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538AC8 #C89153

analogous

#53C4C8 #538AC8 #5653C8

triadic

#538AC8 #C8538A #8AC853

tetradic

#538AC8 #C853C4 #C89153 #53C856

square

#538AC8 #C853C4 #C89153 #53C856

split-complementary

#538AC8 #C85653 #C4C853

monochromatic

#274E7A #366BA8 #538AC8 #81AAD7 #B0C9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#538AC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#538AC8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538AC8

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538AC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538AC8	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708DCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6182C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0098A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ac8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.111 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cabd9',
    500: '#538ac8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ac8;
$custom-light: #8cabd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ac8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.795,
    "s": 51.542,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62249,
    "c": 0.1111,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538AC8

secondary

#D4BDA3

accent

#984DDB

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538AC8

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

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