#538CCC#538CCC

#538CCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.114 H 252.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CCC
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 204)
HSL	hsl(212, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(212, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.03, 0.55, -38.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.03, 38.67, 270.81°)
OKLab	oklab(62.91% -0.0343 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(62.91% 0.114 252.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8405, 24.9527, 60.6750)
Luminance	0.2495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CCC #CC9353

analogous

#53C8CC #538CCC #5753CC

triadic

#538CCC #CC538C #8CCC53

tetradic

#538CCC #CC53C8 #CC9353 #53CC57

square

#538CCC #CC53C8 #CC9353 #53CC57

split-complementary

#538CCC #CC5753 #C8CC53

monochromatic

#26507F #346DAE #538CCC #82ACDA #B1CBE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#538CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.99

#538CCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CCC

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CCC	1.00	3.51	5.99	5.99
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6184CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.114 252.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8daddc',
    500: '#538ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ccc;
$custom-light: #8daddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.736,
    "s": 54.26,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62905,
    "c": 0.11436,
    "h": 252.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CCC

secondary

#D6BFA4

accent

#984ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CCC

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

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