#538EC4#538EC4

#538EC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.103 H 247.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EC4
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 196)
HSL	hsl(209, 49%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(209, 58%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.24, -3.21, -33.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.24, 33.97, 264.59°)
OKLab	oklab(62.95% -0.0389 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(62.95% 0.103 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.2005, 25.1685, 55.8492)
Luminance	0.2517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EC4 #C48953

analogous

#53C4C2 #538EC4 #5355C4

triadic

#538EC4 #C4538E #8EC453

tetradic

#538EC4 #C253C4 #C48953 #55C453

square

#538EC4 #C253C4 #C48953 #55C453

split-complementary

#538EC4 #C45355 #C4C253

monochromatic

#285075 #386FA2 #538EC4 #81ACD4 #AECAE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#538EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.03

#538EC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EC4

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EC4	1.00	3.48	6.03	6.03
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7790C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6884C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.103 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8caed6',
    500: '#538ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ec4;
$custom-light: #8caed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.673,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6295,
    "c": 0.10269,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.25171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EC4

secondary

#D1B8A2

accent

#914FD8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EC4

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

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