#538CCD#538CCD

#538CCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.116 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CCD
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 205)
HSL	hsl(212, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(212, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 31.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.08, 0.87, -39.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.08, 39.17, 271.28°)
OKLab	oklab(62.96% -0.034 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(62.96% 0.116 252.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9609, 25.0008, 61.3087)
Luminance	0.2500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CCD #CD9453

analogous

#53C9CD #538CCD #5753CD

triadic

#538CCD #CD538C #8CCD53

tetradic

#538CCD #CD53C9 #CD9453 #53CD57

square

#538CCD #CD53C9 #CD9453 #53CD57

split-complementary

#538CCD #CD5753 #C9CD53

monochromatic

#255080 #336DB0 #538CCD #82ACDB #B2CBE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.50

#538CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.00

#538CCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CCD

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CCD	1.00	3.50	6.00	6.00
#FFFFFF	3.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6184CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.116 252.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.967,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62957,
    "c": 0.11564,
    "h": 252.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CCD

secondary

#D7C0A5

accent

#994ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CCD

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

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