#538CBE#538CBE

#538CBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.097 H 246.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CBE
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 190)
HSL	hsl(208, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.40, -3.97, -31.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.40, 31.98, 262.87°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% -0.0385 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.097 246.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2363, 24.3110, 52.2259)
Luminance	0.2431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CBE #BE8553

analogous

#53BEBA #538CBE #5356BE

triadic

#538CBE #BE538C #8CBE53

tetradic

#538CBE #BA53BE #BE8553 #56BE53

square

#538CBE #BA53BE #BE8553 #56BE53

split-complementary

#538CBE #BE5356 #BEBA53

monochromatic

#294E6D #3A6D9A #538CBE #7FAACF #ACC7E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#538CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#538CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CBE

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CBE	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.097 246.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8badd1',
    500: '#538cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cbe;
$custom-light: #8badd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.037,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.622,
    "c": 0.097,
    "h": 246.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CBE

secondary

#CDB59F

accent

#9053D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CBE

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

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