#538BBE#538BBE

#538BBE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.098 H 247.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BBE
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 190)
HSL	hsl(209, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.11, -3.39, -32.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.11, 32.36, 263.98°)
OKLab	oklab(61.97% -0.0374 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(61.97% 0.098 247.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0908, 24.0201, 52.1774)
Luminance	0.2402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BBE #BE8653

analogous

#53BEBB #538BBE #5355BE

triadic

#538BBE #BE538B #8BBE53

tetradic

#538BBE #BB53BE #BE8653 #55BE53

square

#538BBE #BB53BE #BE8653 #55BE53

split-complementary

#538BBE #BE5355 #BEBB53

monochromatic

#294D6D #3A6C9A #538BBE #7FA9CF #ACC7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#538BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#538BBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BBE

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BBE	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6782BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.098 247.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bacd1',
    500: '#538bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bbe;
$custom-light: #8bacd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.598,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61972,
    "c": 0.09776,
    "h": 247.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BBE

secondary

#CDB59F

accent

#9153D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BBE

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

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