#538EBE#538EBE

#538EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.096 H 244.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EBE
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(207, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(207, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.98, -5.12, -30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.98, 31.25, 260.58°)
OKLab	oklab(62.66% -0.0408 -0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(62.66% 0.096 244.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.5312, 24.9008, 52.3242)
Luminance	0.2490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EBE #BE8353

analogous

#53BEB8 #538EBE #5358BE

triadic

#538EBE #BE538E #8EBE53

tetradic

#538EBE #B853BE #BE8353 #58BE53

square

#538EBE #B853BE #BE8353 #58BE53

split-complementary

#538EBE #BE5358 #BEB853

monochromatic

#294F6D #3A6F9A #538EBE #7FABCF #ACC8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#538EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#538EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EBE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EBE	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B84BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.096 244.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.916,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62658,
    "c": 0.09556,
    "h": 244.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EBE

secondary

#CDB49F

accent

#8D53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EBE

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

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