#538CC2#538CC2

#538CC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.102 H 248.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CC2
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 194)
HSL	hsl(209, 48%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.57, -2.69, -33.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.57, 33.84, 265.44°)
OKLab	oklab(62.4% -0.0373 -0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(62.4% 0.102 248.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6795, 24.4882, 54.5600)
Luminance	0.2449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CC2 #C28953

analogous

#53C2C0 #538CC2 #5355C2

triadic

#538CC2 #C2538C #8CC253

tetradic

#538CC2 #C053C2 #C28953 #55C253

square

#538CC2 #C053C2 #C28953 #55C253

split-complementary

#538CC2 #C25355 #C2C053

monochromatic

#284E72 #386D9F #538CC2 #80AAD2 #ADC8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#538CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#538CC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CC2

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CC2	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6783C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.102 248.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cadd4',
    500: '#538cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cc2;
$custom-light: #8cadd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.189,
    "s": 47.639,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62397,
    "c": 0.10184,
    "h": 248.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CC2

secondary

#D0B8A1

accent

#9251D7

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CC2

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

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