#538ECB#538ECB

#538ECB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.111 H 250.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ECB
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 203)
HSL	hsl(211, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(211, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.55, -0.94, -37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.55, 37.29, 268.55°)
OKLab	oklab(63.3% -0.0368 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(63.3% 0.111 250.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0159, 25.4946, 60.1437)
Luminance	0.2550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ECB #CB9053

analogous

#53CACB #538ECB #5453CB

triadic

#538ECB #CB538E #8ECB53

tetradic

#538ECB #CB53CA #CB9053 #53CB54

square

#538ECB #CB53CA #CB9053 #53CB54

split-complementary

#538ECB #CB5453 #CACB53

monochromatic

#26517E #346FAD #538ECB #82ADD9 #B1CCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#538ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#538ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ECB

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ECB	1.00	3.44	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7491CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6485CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.111 250.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8daedb',
    500: '#538ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ecb;
$custom-light: #8daedb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.5,
    "s": 53.571,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63301,
    "c": 0.11131,
    "h": 250.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.25497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ECB

secondary

#D6BDA4

accent

#954BDD

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ECB

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

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