#538CC8#538CC8

#538CC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.109 H 251.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CC8
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 200)
HSL	hsl(211, 52%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(211, 59%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 30%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.84, -0.76, -36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.84, 36.71, 268.82°)
OKLab	oklab(62.7% -0.0355 -0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(62.7% 0.109 251.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3669, 24.7632, 58.1808)
Luminance	0.2477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CC8 #C88F53

analogous

#53C7C8 #538CC8 #5453C8

triadic

#538CC8 #C8538C #8CC853

tetradic

#538CC8 #C853C7 #C88F53 #53C854

square

#538CC8 #C853C7 #C88F53 #53C854

split-complementary

#538CC8 #C85453 #C7C853

monochromatic

#274F7A #366DA8 #538CC8 #81ABD7 #B0CAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#538CC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#538CC8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CC8

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CC8	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#738FCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6383C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.109 251.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cadd9',
    500: '#538cc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cc8;
$custom-light: #8cadd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.769,
    "s": 51.542,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62698,
    "c": 0.1093,
    "h": 251.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CC8

secondary

#D4BCA3

accent

#964DDB

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CC8

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

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