#538CCF#538CCF

#538CCF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.118 H 253.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CCF
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 207)
HSL	hsl(212, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(212, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 32.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.17, 1.53, -40.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.17, 40.17, 272.18°)
OKLab	oklab(63.06% -0.0335 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(63.06% 0.118 253.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2038, 25.0980, 62.5883)
Luminance	0.2510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CCF #CF9653

analogous

#53CACF #538CCF #5853CF

triadic

#538CCF #CF538C #8CCF53

tetradic

#538CCF #CF53CA #CF9653 #53CF58

square

#538CCF #CF53CA #CF9653 #53CF58

split-complementary

#538CCF #CF5853 #CACF53

monochromatic

#255083 #326DB3 #538CCF #83ACDC #B3CCEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#538CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#538CCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CCF

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CCF	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7090D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F84CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.118 253.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dadde',
    500: '#538ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ccf;
$custom-light: #8dadde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.419,
    "s": 56.364,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63062,
    "c": 0.1182,
    "h": 253.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CCF

secondary

#D8C1A6

accent

#9A48E0

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CCF

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

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