#538EBC#538EBC

#538EBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.093 H 243.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EBC
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 188)
HSL	hsl(206, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(206, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.89, -5.75, -29.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.89, 30.38, 259.09°)
OKLab	oklab(62.56% -0.0415 -0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(62.56% 0.093 243.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3141, 24.8139, 51.1809)
Luminance	0.2482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EBC #BC8153

analogous

#53BCB6 #538EBC #5359BC

triadic

#538EBC #BC538E #8EBC53

tetradic

#538EBC #B653BC #BC8153 #59BC53

square

#538EBC #B653BC #BC8153 #59BC53

split-complementary

#538EBC #BC5359 #BCB653

monochromatic

#2A4E6B #3B6F97 #538EBC #7FABCD #ABC8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#538EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#538EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EBC

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EBC	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C84BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.093 243.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baed0',
    500: '#538ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ebc;
$custom-light: #8baed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.286,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62563,
    "c": 0.09325,
    "h": 243.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EBC

secondary

#CCB39F

accent

#8C54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EBC

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

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