#538ECE#538ECE

#538ECE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.115 H 251.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ECE
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 206)
HSL	hsl(211, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.69, 0.03, -38.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.69, 38.75, 270.05°)
OKLab	oklab(63.46% -0.0359 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(63.46% 0.115 251.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3768, 25.6390, 62.0447)
Luminance	0.2564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ECE #CE9353

analogous

#53CBCE #538ECE #5653CE

triadic

#538ECE #CE538E #8ECE53

tetradic

#538ECE #CE53CB #CE9353 #53CE56

square

#538ECE #CE53CB #CE9353 #53CE56

split-complementary

#538ECE #CE5653 #CBCE53

monochromatic

#255182 #336FB1 #538ECE #83ADDC #B2CDE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#538ECE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.13

#538ECE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ECE

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ECE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ECE	1.00	3.43	6.13	6.13
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7391D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6385CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009DA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ece;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.115 251.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8daedd',
    500: '#538ece',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ece;
$custom-light: #8daedd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ece",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.22,
    "s": 55.656,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63455,
    "c": 0.11508,
    "h": 251.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ECE

secondary

#D8BFA5

accent

#9749DF

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ECE

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

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