#538BBA#538BBA

#538BBA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.093 H 245.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BBA
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 186)
HSL	hsl(207, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 25.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.93, -4.66, -30.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.93, 30.54, 261.22°)
OKLab	oklab(61.78% -0.0387 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(61.78% 0.093 245.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6596, 23.8476, 49.9065)
Luminance	0.2385 (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

#538BBA #BA8253

analogous

#53BAB6 #538BBA #5357BA

triadic

#538BBA #BA538B #8BBA53

tetradic

#538BBA #B653BA #BA8253 #57BA53

square

#538BBA #B653BA #BA8253 #57BA53

split-complementary

#538BBA #BA5357 #BAB653

monochromatic

#2A4C69 #3B6C94 #538BBA #7FA8CC #AAC6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#538BBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#538BBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BBA

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BBA	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778CBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6981B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.093 245.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baccf',
    500: '#538bba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bba;
$custom-light: #8baccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.379,
    "s": 42.739,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61779,
    "c": 0.09297,
    "h": 245.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BBA

secondary

#CBB29E

accent

#8E55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BBA

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

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