#538CBA#538CBA

#538CBA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.092 H 244.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CBA
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 186)
HSL	hsl(207, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.23, -5.23, -29.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.23, 30.18, 260.01°)
OKLab	oklab(62.01% -0.0398 -0.0832)
OKLCH	oklch(62.01% 0.092 244.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8051, 24.1385, 49.9550)
Luminance	0.2414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CBA #BA8153

analogous

#53BAB5 #538CBA #5358BA

triadic

#538CBA #BA538C #8CBA53

tetradic

#538CBA #B553BA #BA8153 #58BA53

square

#538CBA #B553BA #BA8153 #58BA53

split-complementary

#538CBA #BA5358 #BAB553

monochromatic

#2A4D69 #3B6D94 #538CBA #7FA9CC #AAC6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#538CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#538CBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CBA

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CBA	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A82B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#02979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.092 244.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8badcf',
    500: '#538cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cba;
$custom-light: #8badcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.796,
    "s": 42.739,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62009,
    "c": 0.09227,
    "h": 244.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CBA

secondary

#CBB29E

accent

#8D55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CBA

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

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