#538DBF#538DBF

#538DBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.097 H 246.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DBF
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 191)
HSL	hsl(208, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.73, -4.23, -31.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.73, 32.06, 262.42°)
OKLab	oklab(62.48% -0.0394 -0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(62.48% 0.097 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4927, 24.6484, 52.8524)
Luminance	0.2465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DBF #BF8553

analogous

#53BFBB #538DBF #5357BF

triadic

#538DBF #BF538D #8DBF53

tetradic

#538DBF #BB53BF #BF8553 #57BF53

square

#538DBF #BB53BF #BF8553 #57BF53

split-complementary

#538DBF #BF5357 #BFBB53

monochromatic

#294E6E #3A6E9B #538DBF #80ABD0 #ACC8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#538DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.93

#538DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DBF

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DBF	1.00	3.54	5.93	5.93
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6983BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.097 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baed2',
    500: '#538dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dbf;
$custom-light: #8baed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.778,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62478,
    "c": 0.09745,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DBF

secondary

#CEB5A0

accent

#8F52D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DBF

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

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