#538EBD#538EBD

#538EBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.094 H 244.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EBD
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 189)
HSL	hsl(207, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(207, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.94, -5.43, -30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.94, 30.81, 259.84°)
OKLab	oklab(62.61% -0.0411 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(62.61% 0.094 244.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4222, 24.8572, 51.7506)
Luminance	0.2486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EBD #BD8253

analogous

#53BDB7 #538EBD #5359BD

triadic

#538EBD #BD538E #8EBD53

tetradic

#538EBD #B753BD #BD8253 #59BD53

square

#538EBD #B753BD #BD8253 #59BD53

split-complementary

#538EBD #BD5359 #BDB753

monochromatic

#294F6C #3A6F98 #538EBD #7FABCE #ABC8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#538EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.97

#538EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EBD

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EBD	1.00	3.52	5.97	5.97
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C84BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00999E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.094 244.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8baed1',
    500: '#538ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ebd;
$custom-light: #8baed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.604,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62611,
    "c": 0.0944,
    "h": 244.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EBD

secondary

#CDB39F

accent

#8D54D4

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EBD

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

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