#538ECC#538ECC

#538ECC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.113 H 251.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ECC
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 204)
HSL	hsl(211, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(211, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.60, -0.62, -37.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.60, 37.78, 269.06°)
OKLab	oklab(63.35% -0.0365 -0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(63.35% 0.113 251.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1354, 25.5425, 60.7733)
Luminance	0.2555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ECC #CC9153

analogous

#53CBCC #538ECC #5553CC

triadic

#538ECC #CC538E #8ECC53

tetradic

#538ECC #CC53CB #CC9153 #53CC55

square

#538ECC #CC53CB #CC9153 #53CC55

split-complementary

#538ECC #CC5553 #CBCC53

monochromatic

#26517F #346FAE #538ECC #82ADDA #B1CCE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#538ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#538ECC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ECC

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ECC	1.00	3.44	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7491CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6485CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.113 251.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8daedc',
    500: '#538ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ecc;
$custom-light: #8daedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.744,
    "s": 54.26,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63352,
    "c": 0.11256,
    "h": 251.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.25545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ECC

secondary

#D6BEA4

accent

#964ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ECC

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

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