#538ACC#538ACC

#538ACC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.116 H 254.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ACC
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 204)
HSL	hsl(213, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(213, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 32.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.46, 1.72, -39.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.46, 39.60, 272.49°)
OKLab	oklab(62.46% -0.0321 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(62.46% 0.116 254)
XYZ	xyz(23.5509, 24.3735, 60.5785)
Luminance	0.2438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ACC #CC9553

analogous

#53C7CC #538ACC #5953CC

triadic

#538ACC #CC538A #8ACC53

tetradic

#538ACC #CC53C7 #CC9553 #53CC59

square

#538ACC #CC53C7 #CC9553 #53CC59

split-complementary

#538ACC #CC5953 #C7CC53

monochromatic

#264E7F #346BAE #538ACC #82AADA #B1CAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#538ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#538ACC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ACC

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ACC	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E8ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E82CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.116 254.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dabdc',
    500: '#538acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538acc;
$custom-light: #8dabdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.727,
    "s": 54.26,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62458,
    "c": 0.11625,
    "h": 254
  },
  "luminance": 0.24376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ACC

secondary

#D6C0A4

accent

#9B4ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ACC

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

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