#538BCA#538BCA

#538BCA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.113 H 252.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BCA
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 202)
HSL	hsl(212, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(212, 59%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.65, 0.48, -38.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.65, 38.14, 270.72°)
OKLab	oklab(62.58% -0.0338 -0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(62.58% 0.113 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4567, 24.5664, 59.3713)
Luminance	0.2457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BCA #CA9253

analogous

#53C6CA #538BCA #5653CA

triadic

#538BCA #CA538B #8BCA53

tetradic

#538BCA #CA53C6 #CA9253 #53CA56

square

#538BCA #CA53C6 #CA9253 #53CA56

split-complementary

#538BCA #CA5653 #C6CA53

monochromatic

#264F7C #356CAB #538BCA #82ABD8 #B1CAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#538BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#538BCA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BCA

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BCA	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718ECD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6183C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.113 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dacda',
    500: '#538bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bca;
$custom-light: #8dacda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.765,
    "s": 52.889,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62577,
    "c": 0.11274,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BCA

secondary

#D5BEA4

accent

#984CDC

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BCA

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

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