#538EBF#538EBF
#538EBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.097 H 245.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #538EBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 142, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 46%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 57%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.5%, 25.7%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, -4.80, -31.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 31.70, 261.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% -0.0405 -0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.097 245.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6408, 24.9446, 52.9018) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.57
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.61
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.89
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.21
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#538EBF #BF8453
analogous
#53BFBA #538EBF #5358BF
triadic
#538EBF #BF538E #8EBF53
tetradic
#538EBF #BA53BF #BF8453 #58BF53
square
#538EBF #BA53BF #BF8453 #58BF53
split-complementary
#538EBF #BF5358 #BFBA53
monochromatic
#294F6E #3A6F9B #538EBF #80ABD0 #ACC9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#538EBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#538EBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #538EBF
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##538EBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##538EBF | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#798FC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B84BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #538ebf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.097 245.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8baed2',
500: '#538ebf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #538ebf; $custom-light: #8baed2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#538ebf",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 142,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.222,
"s": 45.763,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62706,
"c": 0.09672,
"h": 245.3
},
"luminance": 0.24947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#538EBF
secondary
#CEB5A0
accent
#8E52D5
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0D1014
muted
#7D7F82