#538ECF#538ECF

#538ECF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.116 H 252.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538ECF
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 207)
HSL	hsl(211, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.74, 0.36, -39.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.74, 39.24, 270.53°)
OKLab	oklab(63.51% -0.0356 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(63.51% 0.116 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4987, 25.6878, 62.6866)
Luminance	0.2569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538ECF #CF9453

analogous

#53CCCF #538ECF #5653CF

triadic

#538ECF #CF538E #8ECF53

tetradic

#538ECF #CF53CC #CF9453 #53CF56

square

#538ECF #CF53CC #CF9453 #53CF56

split-complementary

#538ECF #CF5653 #CCCF53

monochromatic

#255283 #326FB3 #538ECF #83ADDC #B3CDEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.42

#538ECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.14

#538ECF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538ECF

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538ECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538ECF	1.00	3.42	6.14	6.14
#FFFFFF	3.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7391D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6285CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009DA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.116 252.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8daede',
    500: '#538ecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ecf;
$custom-light: #8daede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.452,
    "s": 56.364,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63507,
    "c": 0.11634,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538ECF

secondary

#D8C0A6

accent

#9848E0

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538ECF

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

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