#538EEA#538EEA
#538EEA is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.151 H 259.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #538EEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 142, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 78%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 65%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 39.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.09, 9.38, -52.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.09, 53.03, 280.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65% -0.0289 -0.1486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.151 259) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0863, 27.1228, 81.5810) |
| Luminance | 0.2713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.48
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 2.74
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.87
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.06
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.13
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#538EEA #EAAF53
analogous
#53DAEA #538EEA #6453EA
triadic
#538EEA #EA538E #8EEA53
tetradic
#538EEA #EA53DA #EAAF53 #53EA64
square
#538EEA #EA53DA #EAAF53 #53EA64
split-complementary
#538EEA #EA6453 #DAEA53
monochromatic
#1551AD #1C6AE3 #538EEA #8AB2F1 #C0D6F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#538EEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.43
#538EEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #538EEA
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##538EEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##538EEA | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.43 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6596EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E88E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #538eea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.151 259.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91aef1',
500: '#538eea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #538eea; $custom-light: #91aef1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#538eea",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 142,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.556,
"s": 78.238,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65,
"c": 0.15135,
"h": 259
},
"luminance": 0.27126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#538EEA
secondary
#E8D2B1
accent
#890BDB
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1017
muted
#7E7F85