#538BE0#538BE0

#538BE0 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.141 H 258.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#538BE0
RGBrgb(83, 139, 224)
HSLhsl(216, 69%, 60%)
HSVhsv(216, 63%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(62.9%, 37.9%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LABlab(57.74, 7.79, -48.77)
CIE-LCHlch(57.74, 49.39, 279.07°)
OKLaboklab(63.78% -0.0281 -0.1386)
OKLCHoklch(63.78% 0.141 258.5)
XYZxyz(26.2497, 25.6836, 74.0806)
Luminance0.2569 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#538BE0 #E0A853
analogous
#53D2E0 #538BE0 #6153E0
triadic
#538BE0 #E0538B #8BE053
tetradic
#538BE0 #E053D2 #E0A853 #53E061
square
#538BE0 #E053D2 #E0A853 #53E061
split-complementary
#538BE0 #E06153 #D2E053
monochromatic
#1C4F9C #2669D0 #538BE0 #87AEE9 #BBD1F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42
#538BE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.14
#538BE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BE0
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##538BE0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##538BE01.003.426.146.14
#FFFFFF3.421.0021.0021.00
#0000006.1421.001.001.00
##0000006.1421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6692E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5285DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #538be0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.141 258.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90acea',
    500: '#538be0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #538be0;
$custom-light: #90acea;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#538be0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.17,
    "s": 69.458,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63779,
    "c": 0.14143,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#538BE0
secondary
#E2CDAC
accent
#8614D1
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1016
muted
#7E7F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BE0

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#538BE0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva