#538CD2#538CD2

#538CD2 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.122 H 254.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CD2
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 210)
HSL	hsl(213, 59%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(213, 60%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.31, 2.52, -41.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.31, 41.67, 273.47°)
OKLab	oklab(63.22% -0.0326 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(63.22% 0.122 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5741, 25.2461, 64.5382)
Luminance	0.2525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CD2 #D29953

analogous

#53CBD2 #538CD2 #5A53D2

triadic

#538CD2 #D2538C #8CD253

tetradic

#538CD2 #D253CB #D29953 #53D25A

square

#538CD2 #D253CB #D29953 #53D25A

split-complementary

#538CD2 #D25A53 #CBD253

monochromatic

#235087 #306DB8 #538CD2 #84ACDF #B4CDEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#538CD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#538CD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CD2

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CD2	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E90D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D84D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538cd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.122 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eade0',
    500: '#538cd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538cd2;
$custom-light: #8eade0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538cd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.071,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63221,
    "c": 0.12207,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CD2

secondary

#DAC3A7

accent

#9C46E2

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CD2

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

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