#538DCD#538DCD

#538DCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.115 H 252.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DCD
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 205)
HSL	hsl(211, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.36, 0.29, -38.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.36, 38.71, 270.43°)
OKLab	oklab(63.18% -0.0351 -0.1092)
OKLCH	oklch(63.18% 0.115 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1076, 25.2944, 61.3576)
Luminance	0.2530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DCD #CD9353

analogous

#53CACD #538DCD #5653CD

triadic

#538DCD #CD538D #8DCD53

tetradic

#538DCD #CD53CA #CD9353 #53CD56

square

#538DCD #CD53CA #CD9353 #53CD56

split-complementary

#538DCD #CD5653 #CACD53

monochromatic

#255180 #336EB0 #538DCD #82ACDB #B2CCE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#538DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.06

#538DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DCD

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DCD	1.00	3.47	6.06	6.06
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7290D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6284CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.115 252.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.475,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6318,
    "c": 0.11472,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DCD

secondary

#D7BFA5

accent

#984ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DCD

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

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