#538EC2#538EC2

#538EC2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.100 H 246.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EC2
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 194)
HSL	hsl(208, 48%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(208, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.15, -3.85, -32.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.15, 33.05, 263.32°)
OKLab	oklab(62.85% -0.0395 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(62.85% 0.1 246.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9744, 25.0780, 54.6583)
Luminance	0.2508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EC2 #C28753

analogous

#53C2BE #538EC2 #5357C2

triadic

#538EC2 #C2538E #8EC253

tetradic

#538EC2 #BE53C2 #C28753 #57C253

square

#538EC2 #BE53C2 #C28753 #57C253

split-complementary

#538EC2 #C25357 #C2BE53

monochromatic

#285072 #386F9F #538EC2 #80ACD2 #ADC9E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#538EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#538EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EC2

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EC2	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788FC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6984C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009AA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.100 246.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caed4',
    500: '#538ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ec2;
$custom-light: #8caed4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.108,
    "s": 47.639,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62852,
    "c": 0.10028,
    "h": 246.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EC2

secondary

#D0B7A1

accent

#9051D7

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EC2

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

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