#538FC0#538FC0

#538FC0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.097 H 244.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FC0
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 192)
HSL	hsl(207, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(207, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.35, -5.06, -31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.35, 31.78, 260.85°)
OKLab	oklab(62.98% -0.0413 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(62.98% 0.097 244.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.9007, 25.2877, 53.5331)
Luminance	0.2529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FC0 #C08453

analogous

#53C0BA #538FC0 #5359C0

triadic

#538FC0 #C0538F #8FC053

tetradic

#538FC0 #BA53C0 #C08453 #59C053

square

#538FC0 #BA53C0 #C08453 #59C053

split-complementary

#538FC0 #C05359 #C0BA53

monochromatic

#295070 #39709C #538FC0 #80ACD0 #ADC9E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#538FC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.06

#538FC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FC0

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FC0	1.00	3.47	6.06	6.06
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A90C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B85BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.097 244.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bafd3',
    500: '#538fc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fc0;
$custom-light: #8bafd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.972,
    "s": 46.383,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62983,
    "c": 0.09719,
    "h": 244.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FC0

secondary

#CFB5A0

accent

#8D52D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0D1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FC0

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

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