#538EDD#538EDD

#538EDD is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.134 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EDD
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 221)
HSL	hsl(214, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(214, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 35.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.42, 5.00, -46.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.42, 46.29, 276.20°)
OKLab	oklab(64.26% -0.0319 -0.1305)
OKLCH	oklch(64.26% 0.134 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.2867, 26.4030, 72.1036)
Luminance	0.2641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EDD #DDA253

analogous

#53D3DD #538EDD #5D53DD

triadic

#538EDD #DD538E #8EDD53

tetradic

#538EDD #DD53D3 #DDA253 #53DD5D

square

#538EDD #DD53D3 #DDA253 #53DD5D

split-complementary

#538EDD #DD5D53 #D3DD53

monochromatic

#1E5298 #286ECB #538EDD #86B0E7 #B9D1F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#538EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.28

#538EDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EDD

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EDD	1.00	3.34	6.28	6.28
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C94E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5987DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A0AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.134 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8faee8',
    500: '#538edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538edd;
$custom-light: #8faee8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.348,
    "s": 66.99,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6426,
    "c": 0.13436,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EDD

secondary

#E1CAAB

accent

#A03EEA

background

#F9FAFE

surface

#F2F4FC

border

#CCCED5

text

#0E1016

muted

#7E7F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EDD

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

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