#538FB2#538FB2

#538FB2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.082 H 235.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FB2
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 178)
HSL	hsl(202, 38%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(202, 53%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 19.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.78, -9.41, -24.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.78, 26.08, 248.84°)
OKLab	oklab(62.34% -0.0461 -0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(62.34% 0.082 235.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.4227, 24.6965, 45.7488)
Luminance	0.2470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FB2 #B27653

analogous

#53B2A5 #538FB2 #535FB2

triadic

#538FB2 #B2538F #8FB253

tetradic

#538FB2 #A553B2 #B27653 #5FB253

square

#538FB2 #A553B2 #B27653 #5FB253

split-complementary

#538FB2 #B2535F #B2A553

monochromatic

#2B4C60 #3E6E8A #538FB2 #7DABC5 #A8C6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#538FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#538FB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FB2

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FB2	1.00	3.54	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8EB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7184B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16989B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.082 235.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aafc9',
    500: '#538fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fb2;
$custom-light: #8aafc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.105,
    "s": 38.153,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62337,
    "c": 0.08194,
    "h": 235.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FB2

secondary

#C5AB9B

accent

#855ACE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FB2

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

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