#538CC7#538CC7
#538CC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.108 H 250.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #538CC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 140, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 51%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 58%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.80, -1.08, -36.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.80, 36.22, 268.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.65% -0.0357 -0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.65% 0.108 250.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2505, 24.7166, 57.5673) |
| Luminance | 0.2472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.87
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.17
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.44
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.98
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.02
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#538CC7 #C78E53
analogous
#53C6C7 #538CC7 #5453C7
triadic
#538CC7 #C7538C #8CC753
tetradic
#538CC7 #C753C6 #C78E53 #53C754
square
#538CC7 #C753C6 #C78E53 #53C754
split-complementary
#538CC7 #C75453 #C6C753
monochromatic
#274F78 #366DA7 #538CC7 #81ABD6 #AFCAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#538CC7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#538CC7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #538CC7
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##538CC7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##538CC7 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#738FCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6483C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009AA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #538cc7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.108 250.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cadd8',
500: '#538cc7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #538cc7; $custom-light: #8cadd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#538cc7",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 140,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.517,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62647,
"c": 0.10805,
"h": 250.7
},
"luminance": 0.24719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#538CC7
secondary
#D3BBA3
accent
#954DDA
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F1F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0D1014
muted
#7E7F83