#538FBF#538FBF

#538FBF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.096 H 244.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FBF
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 191)
HSL	hsl(207, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(207, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 25.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.31, -5.37, -30.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.31, 31.34, 260.13°)
OKLab	oklab(62.94% -0.0416 -0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(62.94% 0.096 244.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7903, 25.2435, 52.9516)
Luminance	0.2525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FBF #BF8353

analogous

#53BFB9 #538FBF #5359BF

triadic

#538FBF #BF538F #8FBF53

tetradic

#538FBF #B953BF #BF8353 #59BF53

square

#538FBF #B953BF #BF8353 #59BF53

split-complementary

#538FBF #BF5359 #BFB953

monochromatic

#29506E #3A709B #538FBF #80ACD0 #ACC9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#538FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#538FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FBF

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FBF	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A90C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C85BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.096 244.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bafd2',
    500: '#538fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fbf;
$custom-light: #8bafd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.667,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62936,
    "c": 0.09603,
    "h": 244.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FBF

secondary

#CEB4A0

accent

#8D52D5

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FBF

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

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