#538BCC#538BCC

#538BCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.115 H 253.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BCC
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 204)
HSL	hsl(212, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(212, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 31.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.74, 1.13, -39.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.74, 39.13, 271.66°)
OKLab	oklab(62.68% -0.0332 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(62.68% 0.115 253.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6951, 24.6618, 60.6265)
Luminance	0.2466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BCC #CC9453

analogous

#53C8CC #538BCC #5853CC

triadic

#538BCC #CC538B #8BCC53

tetradic

#538BCC #CC53C8 #CC9453 #53CC58

square

#538BCC #CC53C8 #CC9453 #53CC58

split-complementary

#538BCC #CC5853 #C8CC53

monochromatic

#264F7F #346CAE #538BCC #82ABDA #B1CBE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#538BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.93

#538BCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BCC

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BCC	1.00	3.54	5.93	5.93
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#708FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6083CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.115 253.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dacdc',
    500: '#538bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bcc;
$custom-light: #8dacdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.231,
    "s": 54.26,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62681,
    "c": 0.1153,
    "h": 253.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BCC

secondary

#D6BFA4

accent

#994ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BCC

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

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