#538BCF#538BCF

#538BCF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.119 H 254.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BCF
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 207)
HSL	hsl(213, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(213, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.89, 2.12, -40.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.89, 40.64, 272.99°)
OKLab	oklab(62.84% -0.0324 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(62.84% 0.119 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0584, 24.8071, 62.5398)
Luminance	0.2481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BCF #CF9753

analogous

#53C9CF #538BCF #5953CF

triadic

#538BCF #CF538B #8BCF53

tetradic

#538BCF #CF53C9 #CF9753 #53CF59

square

#538BCF #CF53C9 #CF9753 #53CF59

split-complementary

#538BCF #CF5953 #C9CF53

monochromatic

#254F83 #326CB3 #538BCF #83ABDC #B3CCEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#538BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#538BCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BCF

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BCF	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E8FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E83CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.119 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dacde',
    500: '#538bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538bcf;
$custom-light: #8dacde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.903,
    "s": 56.364,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6284,
    "c": 0.11917,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BCF

secondary

#D8C1A6

accent

#9B48E0

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BCF

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

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