#538BCB#538BCB

#538BCB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.114 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BCB
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 203)
HSL	hsl(212, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(212, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 31.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.70, 0.80, -38.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.70, 38.63, 271.19°)
OKLab	oklab(62.63% -0.0335 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(62.63% 0.114 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.5755, 24.6139, 59.9969)
Luminance	0.2462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BCB #CB9353

analogous

#53C7CB #538BCB #5753CB

triadic

#538BCB #CB538B #8BCB53

tetradic

#538BCB #CB53C7 #CB9353 #53CB57

square

#538BCB #CB53C7 #CB9353 #53CB57

split-complementary

#538BCB #CB5753 #C7CB53

monochromatic

#264F7E #346CAD #538BCB #82ABD9 #B1CAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#538BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#538BCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BCB

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BCB	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708ECE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6083CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.114 252.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dacdb',
    500: '#538bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bcb;
$custom-light: #8dacdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212,
    "s": 53.571,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62629,
    "c": 0.11401,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BCB

secondary

#D6BFA4

accent

#994BDD

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BCB

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

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