#538DC4#538DC4

#538DC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.103 H 248.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DC4
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 196)
HSL	hsl(209, 49%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(209, 58%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.95, -2.63, -34.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.95, 34.37, 265.61°)
OKLab	oklab(62.72% -0.0378 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(62.72% 0.103 248.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0524, 24.8723, 55.7999)
Luminance	0.2487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DC4 #C48A53

analogous

#53C4C3 #538DC4 #5354C4

triadic

#538DC4 #C4538D #8DC453

tetradic

#538DC4 #C353C4 #C48A53 #54C453

square

#538DC4 #C353C4 #C48A53 #54C453

split-complementary

#538DC4 #C45354 #C4C353

monochromatic

#284F75 #386EA2 #538DC4 #81ABD4 #AEC9E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#538DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#538DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DC4

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DC4	1.00	3.51	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#768FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6784C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.103 248.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caed6',
    500: '#538dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dc4;
$custom-light: #8caed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.204,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62723,
    "c": 0.10349,
    "h": 248.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DC4

secondary

#D1B9A2

accent

#924FD8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DC4

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

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