#538DBC#538DBC

#538DBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.094 H 244.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DBC
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 188)
HSL	hsl(207, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 25%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.60, -5.18, -30.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.60, 30.72, 260.30°)
OKLab	oklab(62.33% -0.0403 -0.0848)
OKLCH	oklch(62.33% 0.094 244.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1660, 24.5177, 51.1315)
Luminance	0.2452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DBC #BC8253

analogous

#53BCB6 #538DBC #5358BC

triadic

#538DBC #BC538D #8DBC53

tetradic

#538DBC #B653BC #BC8253 #58BC53

square

#538DBC #B653BC #BC8253 #58BC53

split-complementary

#538DBC #BC5358 #BCB653

monochromatic

#2A4E6B #3B6E97 #538DBC #7FAACD #ABC7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#538DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#538DBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DBC

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DBC	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B83BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.094 244.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baed0',
    500: '#538dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dbc;
$custom-light: #8baed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.857,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62333,
    "c": 0.09392,
    "h": 244.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DBC

secondary

#CCB39F

accent

#8D54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DBC

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

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