#538BC7#538BC7

#538BC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.109 H 251.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BC7
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 199)
HSL	hsl(211, 51%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(211, 58%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.51, -0.50, -36.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.51, 36.66, 269.22°)
OKLab	oklab(62.42% -0.0346 -0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(62.42% 0.109 251.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1050, 24.4257, 57.5188)
Luminance	0.2443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BC7 #C78F53

analogous

#53C5C7 #538BC7 #5553C7

triadic

#538BC7 #C7538B #8BC753

tetradic

#538BC7 #C753C5 #C78F53 #53C755

square

#538BC7 #C753C5 #C78F53 #53C755

split-complementary

#538BC7 #C75553 #C5C753

monochromatic

#274E78 #366CA7 #538BC7 #81AAD6 #AFC9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#538BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#538BC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BC7

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BC7	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#728ECA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6382C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.109 251.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cacd8',
    500: '#538bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bc7;
$custom-light: #8cacd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.034,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62422,
    "c": 0.10893,
    "h": 251.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BC7

secondary

#D3BCA3

accent

#964DDA

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BC7

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

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