#538EC1#538EC1

#538EC1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.099 H 246.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EC1
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 193)
HSL	hsl(208, 47%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 26.4%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.11, -4.16, -32.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.11, 32.60, 262.66°)
OKLab	oklab(62.8% -0.0398 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(62.8% 0.099 246.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.8624, 25.0333, 54.0688)
Luminance	0.2504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EC1 #C18653

analogous

#53C1BD #538EC1 #5357C1

triadic

#538EC1 #C1538E #8EC153

tetradic

#538EC1 #BD53C1 #C18653 #57C153

square

#538EC1 #BD53C1 #C18653 #57C153

split-complementary

#538EC1 #C15357 #C1BD53

monochromatic

#294F71 #396F9E #538EC1 #80ACD1 #ADC9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.50

#538EC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#538EC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EC1

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EC1	1.00	3.50	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788FC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A84C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ec1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.099 246.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caed4',
    500: '#538ec1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ec1;
$custom-light: #8caed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ec1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.818,
    "s": 47.009,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62803,
    "c": 0.09909,
    "h": 246.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EC1

secondary

#CFB6A1

accent

#8F51D7

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EC1

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

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