#538CED#538CED

#538CED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.157 H 260.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CED
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 237)
HSL	hsl(218, 81%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(218, 65%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.70, 11.59, -54.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.70, 55.69, 282.02°)
OKLab	oklab(64.75% -0.0264 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(64.75% 0.157 260.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.2260, 26.7069, 83.7718)
Luminance	0.2671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CED #EDB453

analogous

#53D9ED #538CED #6753ED

triadic

#538CED #ED538C #8CED53

tetradic

#538CED #ED53D9 #EDB453 #53ED67

square

#538CED #ED53D9 #EDB453 #53ED67

split-complementary

#538CED #ED6753 #D9ED53

monochromatic

#134EB3 #1C67E7 #538CED #8AB1F3 #C2D6F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#538CED on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.34

#538CED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CED

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CED	1.00	3.31	6.34	6.34
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6095F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4887EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ced;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.157 260.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#92adf3',
    500: '#538ced',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ced;
$custom-light: #92adf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ced",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.792,
    "s": 81.053,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64753,
    "c": 0.15749,
    "h": 260.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CED

secondary

#EAD5B2

accent

#8E08DD

background

#F9FAFE

surface

#F2F4FD

border

#CCCED5

text

#0E1017

muted

#7E7F85

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CED

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

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