#538DC1#538DC1

#538DC1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.100 H 247.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DC1
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 193)
HSL	hsl(208, 47%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 26.9%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.82, -3.59, -32.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.82, 32.98, 263.75°)
OKLab	oklab(62.58% -0.0387 -0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(62.58% 0.1 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7143, 24.7370, 54.0195)
Luminance	0.2474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DC1 #C18753

analogous

#53C1BE #538DC1 #5356C1

triadic

#538DC1 #C1538D #8DC153

tetradic

#538DC1 #BE53C1 #C18753 #56C153

square

#538DC1 #BE53C1 #C18753 #56C153

split-complementary

#538DC1 #C15356 #C1BE53

monochromatic

#294F71 #396E9E #538DC1 #80ABD1 #ADC9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#538DC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#538DC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DC1

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DC1	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6883C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.100 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caed4',
    500: '#538dc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dc1;
$custom-light: #8caed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.364,
    "s": 47.009,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62575,
    "c": 0.09984,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DC1

secondary

#CFB7A1

accent

#9051D7

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DC1

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

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