#538CCE#538CCE

#538CCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.117 H 253.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CCE
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 206)
HSL	hsl(212, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(212, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 32%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.12, 1.20, -39.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.12, 39.67, 271.74°)
OKLab	oklab(63.01% -0.0337 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(63.01% 0.117 253.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0819, 25.0492, 61.9464)
Luminance	0.2505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CCE #CE9553

analogous

#53CACE #538CCE #5853CE

triadic

#538CCE #CE538C #8CCE53

tetradic

#538CCE #CE53CA #CE9553 #53CE58

square

#538CCE #CE53CA #CE9553 #53CE58

split-complementary

#538CCE #CE5853 #CACE53

monochromatic

#255082 #336DB1 #538CCE #83ACDC #B2CCE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#538CCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#538CCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CCE

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CCE	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7090D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6084CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.117 253.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8daddd',
    500: '#538cce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cce;
$custom-light: #8daddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.195,
    "s": 55.656,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63009,
    "c": 0.11692,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CCE

secondary

#D8C0A5

accent

#9949DF

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CCE

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

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