#538DBE#538DBE

#538DBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.096 H 245.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DBE
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 190)
HSL	hsl(207, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(207, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 25.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.69, -4.54, -31.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.69, 31.61, 261.74°)
OKLab	oklab(62.43% -0.0397 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(62.43% 0.096 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3831, 24.6045, 52.2748)
Luminance	0.2461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DBE #BE8453

analogous

#53BEBA #538DBE #5357BE

triadic

#538DBE #BE538D #8DBE53

tetradic

#538DBE #BA53BE #BE8453 #57BE53

square

#538DBE #BA53BE #BE8453 #57BE53

split-complementary

#538DBE #BE5357 #BEBA53

monochromatic

#294E6D #3A6E9A #538DBE #7FAACF #ACC8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#538DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#538DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DBE

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DBE	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A83BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.096 245.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.477,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62429,
    "c": 0.09627,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DBE

secondary

#CDB49F

accent

#8E53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DBE

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

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