#538EBA#538EBA

#538EBA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.091 H 242.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EBA
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 186)
HSL	hsl(206, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.81, -6.38, -28.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.81, 29.52, 257.53°)
OKLab	oklab(62.47% -0.0421 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(62.47% 0.091 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1000, 24.7283, 50.0533)
Luminance	0.2473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EBA #BA7F53

analogous

#53BAB3 #538EBA #535ABA

triadic

#538EBA #BA538E #8EBA53

tetradic

#538EBA #B353BA #BA7F53 #5ABA53

square

#538EBA #B353BA #BA7F53 #5ABA53

split-complementary

#538EBA #BA535A #BAB353

monochromatic

#2A4E69 #3B6E94 #538EBA #7FABCC #AAC7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#538EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#538EBA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EBA

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EBA	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D84B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.091 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bafcf',
    500: '#538eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538eba;
$custom-light: #8bafcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.631,
    "s": 42.739,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62469,
    "c": 0.09098,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EBA

secondary

#CBB19E

accent

#8B55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EBA

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

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