#538DC2#538DC2

#538DC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.101 H 247.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DC2
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 194)
HSL	hsl(209, 48%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(209, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.2%, 27.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.86, -3.27, -33.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.86, 33.44, 264.39°)
OKLab	oklab(62.62% -0.0384 -0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(62.62% 0.101 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.8262, 24.7818, 54.6089)
Luminance	0.2478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DC2 #C28853

analogous

#53C2C0 #538DC2 #5356C2

triadic

#538DC2 #C2538D #8DC253

tetradic

#538DC2 #C053C2 #C28853 #56C253

square

#538DC2 #C053C2 #C28853 #56C253

split-complementary

#538DC2 #C25356 #C2C053

monochromatic

#284F72 #386E9F #538DC2 #80ABD2 #ADC9E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#538DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#538DC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DC2

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DC2	1.00	3.53	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778FC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6884C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.101 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caed4',
    500: '#538dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dc2;
$custom-light: #8caed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.649,
    "s": 47.639,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62624,
    "c": 0.10105,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DC2

secondary

#D0B7A1

accent

#9151D7

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DC2

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

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