#538CC3#538CC3

#538CC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.103 H 249.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CC3
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 195)
HSL	hsl(209, 48%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(209, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 28.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.62, -2.37, -34.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.62, 34.31, 266.04°)
OKLab	oklab(62.45% -0.037 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(62.45% 0.103 249)
XYZ	xyz(22.7921, 24.5333, 55.1535)
Luminance	0.2454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CC3 #C38A53

analogous

#53C3C2 #538CC3 #5354C3

triadic

#538CC3 #C3538C #8CC353

tetradic

#538CC3 #C253C3 #C38A53 #54C353

square

#538CC3 #C253C3 #C38A53 #54C353

split-complementary

#538CC3 #C35354 #C3C253

monochromatic

#284E73 #386DA1 #538CC3 #80AAD3 #AEC9E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#538CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#538CC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CC3

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CC3	1.00	3.56	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#758EC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6683C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.103 249.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cadd5',
    500: '#538cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cc3;
$custom-light: #8cadd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.464,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62446,
    "c": 0.10307,
    "h": 249
  },
  "luminance": 0.24535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CC3

secondary

#D1B8A1

accent

#9350D8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CC3

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

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