#538DBD#538DBD

#538DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.095 H 245.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DBD
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 189)
HSL	hsl(207, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 25.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.65, -4.86, -30.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.65, 31.16, 261.03°)
OKLab	oklab(62.38% -0.04 -0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(62.38% 0.095 245.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2741, 24.5610, 51.7012)
Luminance	0.2456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DBD #BD8353

analogous

#53BDB8 #538DBD #5358BD

triadic

#538DBD #BD538D #8DBD53

tetradic

#538DBD #B853BD #BD8353 #58BD53

square

#538DBD #B853BD #BD8353 #58BD53

split-complementary

#538DBD #BD5358 #BDB853

monochromatic

#294E6C #3A6E98 #538DBD #7FAACE #ABC8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#538DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#538DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DBD

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DBD	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A83BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.095 245.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baed1',
    500: '#538dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dbd;
$custom-light: #8baed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.17,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62381,
    "c": 0.09509,
    "h": 245.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DBD

secondary

#CDB49F

accent

#8E54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DBD

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

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