#538CD0#538CD0

#538CD0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.119 H 253.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CD0
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 208)
HSL	hsl(213, 57%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(213, 60%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 32.7%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.22, 1.86, -40.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.22, 40.67, 272.62°)
OKLab	oklab(63.12% -0.0332 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(63.12% 0.119 253.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.3264, 25.1470, 63.2342)
Luminance	0.2515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CD0 #D09753

analogous

#53CBD0 #538CD0 #5953D0

triadic

#538CD0 #D0538C #8CD053

tetradic

#538CD0 #D053CB #D09753 #53D059

square

#538CD0 #D053CB #D09753 #53D059

split-complementary

#538CD0 #D05953 #CBD053

monochromatic

#245084 #316DB4 #538CD0 #83ACDD #B3CCEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#538CD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.03

#538CD0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CD0

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CD0	1.00	3.48	6.03	6.03
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F90D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F84CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.119 253.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dadde',
    500: '#538cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cd0;
$custom-light: #8dadde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.64,
    "s": 57.078,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63115,
    "c": 0.11949,
    "h": 253.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CD0

secondary

#D9C2A6

accent

#9B47E0

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CD0

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

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