#538DC0#538DC0

#538DC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.099 H 246.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DC0
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 192)
HSL	hsl(208, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.77, -3.91, -32.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.77, 32.52, 263.10°)
OKLab	oklab(62.53% -0.039 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(62.53% 0.099 246.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6031, 24.6926, 53.4340)
Luminance	0.2470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DC0 #C08653

analogous

#53C0BC #538DC0 #5357C0

triadic

#538DC0 #C0538D #8DC053

tetradic

#538DC0 #BC53C0 #C08653 #57C053

square

#538DC0 #BC53C0 #C08653 #57C053

split-complementary

#538DC0 #C05357 #C0BC53

monochromatic

#294F70 #396E9C #538DC0 #80ABD0 #ADC8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#538DC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#538DC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DC0

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DC0	1.00	3.54	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6983BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.099 246.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baed3',
    500: '#538dc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dc0;
$custom-light: #8baed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.073,
    "s": 46.383,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62526,
    "c": 0.09864,
    "h": 246.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DC0

secondary

#CFB6A0

accent

#9052D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DC0

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

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