#538DCC#538DCC

#538DCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.113 H 251.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DCC
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 204)
HSL	hsl(211, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(211, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 30.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.31, -0.04, -38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.31, 38.22, 269.94°)
OKLab	oklab(63.13% -0.0354 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(63.13% 0.113 251.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9873, 25.2462, 60.7239)
Luminance	0.2525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DCC #CC9253

analogous

#53C9CC #538DCC #5653CC

triadic

#538DCC #CC538D #8DCC53

tetradic

#538DCC #CC53C9 #CC9253 #53CC56

square

#538DCC #CC53C9 #CC9253 #53CC56

split-complementary

#538DCC #CC5653 #C9CC53

monochromatic

#26507F #346EAE #538DCC #82ACDA #B1CCE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#538DCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#538DCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DCC

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DCC	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7290CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6284CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.113 251.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8daedc',
    500: '#538dcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dcc;
$custom-light: #8daedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.24,
    "s": 54.26,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63128,
    "c": 0.11345,
    "h": 251.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DCC

secondary

#D6BEA4

accent

#974ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DCC

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

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