#538BC1#538BC1

#538BC1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.101 H 248.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BC1
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 193)
HSL	hsl(209, 47%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 28%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.24, -2.43, -33.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.24, 33.77, 265.87°)
OKLab	oklab(62.12% -0.0365 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(62.12% 0.101 248.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4221, 24.1526, 53.9220)
Luminance	0.2415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BC1 #C18953

analogous

#53C1C0 #538BC1 #5354C1

triadic

#538BC1 #C1538B #8BC153

tetradic

#538BC1 #C053C1 #C18953 #54C153

square

#538BC1 #C053C1 #C18953 #54C153

split-complementary

#538BC1 #C15354 #C1C053

monochromatic

#294D71 #396C9E #538BC1 #80A9D1 #ADC8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#538BC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#538BC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BC1

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BC1	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6682C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.101 248.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bacd4',
    500: '#538bc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bc1;
$custom-light: #8bacd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.455,
    "s": 47.009,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6212,
    "c": 0.10143,
    "h": 248.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BC1

secondary

#CFB7A1

accent

#9351D7

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BC1

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

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