#538CBC#538CBC

#538CBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.095 H 245.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CBC
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 188)
HSL	hsl(207, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 25.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.31, -4.60, -30.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.31, 31.07, 261.48°)
OKLab	oklab(62.1% -0.0392 -0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.095 245.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0192, 24.2241, 51.0826)
Luminance	0.2423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CBC #BC8353

analogous

#53BCB8 #538CBC #5357BC

triadic

#538CBC #BC538C #8CBC53

tetradic

#538CBC #B853BC #BC8353 #57BC53

square

#538CBC #B853BC #BC8353 #57BC53

split-complementary

#538CBC #BC5357 #BCB853

monochromatic

#2A4D6B #3B6D97 #538CBC #7FA9CD #ABC7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#538CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#538CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CBC

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CBC	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A82BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00979C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.095 245.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8badd0',
    500: '#538cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cbc;
$custom-light: #8badd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.429,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62104,
    "c": 0.09462,
    "h": 245.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CBC

secondary

#CCB39F

accent

#8E54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CBC

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

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