#538BCE#538BCE

#538BCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.118 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BCE
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 206)
HSL	hsl(213, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(213, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 32.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.84, 1.79, -40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.84, 40.13, 272.55°)
OKLab	oklab(62.79% -0.0327 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(62.79% 0.118 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9365, 24.7583, 61.8980)
Luminance	0.2476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BCE #CE9653

analogous

#53C9CE #538BCE #5953CE

triadic

#538BCE #CE538B #8BCE53

tetradic

#538BCE #CE53C9 #CE9653 #53CE59

square

#538BCE #CE53C9 #CE9653 #53CE59

split-complementary

#538BCE #CE5953 #C9CE53

monochromatic

#254F82 #336CB1 #538BCE #83ABDC #B2CBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#538BCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#538BCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BCE

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BCE	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F8FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F83CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.118 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dacdd',
    500: '#538bce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bce;
$custom-light: #8dacdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.683,
    "s": 55.656,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62787,
    "c": 0.11787,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BCE

secondary

#D8C1A5

accent

#9B49DF

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BCE

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

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