#538DD0#538DD0

#538DD0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.119 H 253.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#538DD0
RGBrgb(83, 141, 208)
HSLhsl(212, 57%, 57%)
HSVhsv(212, 60%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(60.1%, 32.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LABlab(57.50, 1.27, -40.18)
CIE-LCHlch(57.50, 40.20, 271.81°)
OKLaboklab(63.34% -0.0343 -0.1135)
OKLCHoklch(63.34% 0.119 253.2)
XYZxyz(24.4732, 25.4406, 63.2831)
Luminance0.2544 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#538DD0 #D09653
analogous
#53CCD0 #538DD0 #5853D0
triadic
#538DD0 #D0538D #8DD053
tetradic
#538DD0 #D053CC #D09653 #53D058
square
#538DD0 #D053CC #D09653 #53D058
split-complementary
#538DD0 #D05853 #CCD053
monochromatic
#245184 #316EB4 #538DD0 #83ADDD #B3CDEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45
#538DD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09
#538DD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DD0
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##538DD0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##538DD01.003.456.096.09
#FFFFFF3.451.0021.0021.00
#0000006.0921.001.001.00
##0000006.0921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7191D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6085CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #538dd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.119 253.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8daede',
    500: '#538dd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #538dd0;
$custom-light: #8daede;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#538dd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.16,
    "s": 57.078,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63337,
    "c": 0.11854,
    "h": 253.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#538DD0
secondary
#D9C1A6
accent
#9947E0
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F1F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DD0

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#538DD0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva