#538BC4#538BC4

#538BC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.105 H 250.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BC4
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 196)
HSL	hsl(210, 49%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(210, 58%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 29.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.37, -1.47, -35.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.37, 35.20, 267.61°)
OKLab	oklab(62.27% -0.0355 -0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(62.27% 0.105 250.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7601, 24.2878, 55.7024)
Luminance	0.2429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BC4 #C48C53

analogous

#53C4C4 #538BC4 #5353C4

triadic

#538BC4 #C4538B #8BC453

tetradic

#538BC4 #C453C4 #C48C53 #53C453

square

#538BC4 #C453C4 #C48C53 #53C453

split-complementary

#538BC4 #C45353 #C4C453

monochromatic

#284E75 #386CA2 #538BC4 #81AAD4 #AEC8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#538BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#538BC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BC4

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BC4	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738DC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6482C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.105 250.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cacd6',
    500: '#538bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bc4;
$custom-light: #8cacd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.265,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6227,
    "c": 0.10515,
    "h": 250.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BC4

secondary

#D1BAA2

accent

#954FD8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BC4

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

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