#538EC3#538EC3

#538EC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.101 H 247.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EC3
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 195)
HSL	hsl(208, 48%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(208, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 27.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.20, -3.53, -33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.20, 33.51, 263.96°)
OKLab	oklab(62.9% -0.0392 -0.0936)
OKLCH	oklch(62.9% 0.101 247.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0870, 25.1231, 55.2518)
Luminance	0.2512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EC3 #C38853

analogous

#53C3C0 #538EC3 #5356C3

triadic

#538EC3 #C3538E #8EC353

tetradic

#538EC3 #C053C3 #C38853 #56C353

square

#538EC3 #C053C3 #C38853 #56C353

split-complementary

#538EC3 #C35356 #C3C053

monochromatic

#285073 #386FA1 #538EC3 #80ACD3 #AECAE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#538EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#538EC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EC3

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EC3	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)

#778FC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6984C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.101 247.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caed5',
    500: '#538ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ec3;
$custom-light: #8caed5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.393,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62901,
    "c": 0.10148,
    "h": 247.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EC3

secondary

#D1B8A1

accent

#9050D8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EC3

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

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