#538FBE#538FBE

#538FBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.095 H 243.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FBE
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 190)
HSL	hsl(206, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(206, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 24.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.27, -5.69, -30.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.27, 30.91, 259.39°)
OKLab	oklab(62.89% -0.0419 -0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(62.89% 0.095 243.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.6806, 25.1997, 52.3740)
Luminance	0.2520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FBE #BE8253

analogous

#53BEB7 #538FBE #5359BE

triadic

#538FBE #BE538F #8FBE53

tetradic

#538FBE #B753BE #BE8253 #59BE53

square

#538FBE #B753BE #BE8253 #59BE53

split-complementary

#538FBE #BE5359 #BEB753

monochromatic

#294F6D #3A709A #538FBE #7FACCF #ACC9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#538FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.04

#538FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FBE

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FBE	1.00	3.48	6.04	6.04
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B90C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C85BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.095 243.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bafd1',
    500: '#538fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fbe;
$custom-light: #8bafd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.355,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62888,
    "c": 0.09488,
    "h": 243.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FBE

secondary

#CDB49F

accent

#8C53D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FBE

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

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