#538DBA#538DBA

#538DBA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.092 H 243.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DBA
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 186)
HSL	hsl(206, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 24.2%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.52, -5.81, -29.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.52, 29.84, 258.78°)
OKLab	oklab(62.24% -0.041 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(62.24% 0.092 243.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9519, 24.4321, 50.0039)
Luminance	0.2443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DBA #BA8053

analogous

#53BAB4 #538DBA #5359BA

triadic

#538DBA #BA538D #8DBA53

tetradic

#538DBA #B453BA #BA8053 #59BA53

square

#538DBA #B453BA #BA8053 #59BA53

split-complementary

#538DBA #BA5359 #BAB453

monochromatic

#2A4D69 #3B6E94 #538DBA #7FAACC #AAC7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#538DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#538DBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DBA

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DBA	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C83B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01989C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.092 243.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baecf',
    500: '#538dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dba;
$custom-light: #8baecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.214,
    "s": 42.739,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62239,
    "c": 0.09162,
    "h": 243.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DBA

secondary

#CBB29E

accent

#8C55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DBA

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

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