#538CBF#538CBF

#538CBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.098 H 247.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CBF
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 191)
HSL	hsl(208, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.44, -3.65, -32.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.44, 32.44, 263.54°)
OKLab	oklab(62.25% -0.0382 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(62.25% 0.098 247.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3459, 24.3548, 52.8035)
Luminance	0.2436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CBF #BF8653

analogous

#53BFBC #538CBF #5356BF

triadic

#538CBF #BF538C #8CBF53

tetradic

#538CBF #BC53BF #BF8653 #56BF53

square

#538CBF #BC53BF #BF8653 #56BF53

split-complementary

#538CBF #BF5356 #BFBC53

monochromatic

#294E6E #3A6D9B #538CBF #80AAD0 #ACC8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#538CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#538CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CBF

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CBF	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6883BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.098 247.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8badd2',
    500: '#538cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cbf;
$custom-light: #8badd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.333,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62249,
    "c": 0.0982,
    "h": 247.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CBF

secondary

#CEB6A0

accent

#9052D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CBF

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

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