#538CC4#538CC4

#538CC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.104 H 249.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CC4
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 196)
HSL	hsl(210, 49%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(210, 58%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.66, -2.05, -34.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.66, 34.78, 266.62°)
OKLab	oklab(62.5% -0.0367 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.104 249.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.9056, 24.5787, 55.7509)
Luminance	0.2458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CC4 #C48B53

analogous

#53C4C4 #538CC4 #5353C4

triadic

#538CC4 #C4538C #8CC453

tetradic

#538CC4 #C453C4 #C48B53 #53C453

square

#538CC4 #C453C4 #C48B53 #53C453

split-complementary

#538CC4 #C45353 #C4C453

monochromatic

#284F75 #386DA2 #538CC4 #81AAD4 #AEC9E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#538CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#538CC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CC4

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CC4	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6683C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0099A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.104 249.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cadd6',
    500: '#538cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cc4;
$custom-light: #8cadd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.735,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62496,
    "c": 0.1043,
    "h": 249.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CC4

secondary

#D1B9A2

accent

#934FD8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CC4

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

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