#538FC3#538FC3

#538FC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.101 H 246.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FC3
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 195)
HSL	hsl(208, 48%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(208, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 26.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.48, -4.10, -32.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.48, 33.13, 262.89°)
OKLab	oklab(63.13% -0.0403 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(63.13% 0.101 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.2365, 25.4220, 55.3016)
Luminance	0.2542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FC3 #C38753

analogous

#53C3BF #538FC3 #5357C3

triadic

#538FC3 #C3538F #8FC353

tetradic

#538FC3 #BF53C3 #C38753 #57C353

square

#538FC3 #BF53C3 #C38753 #57C353

split-complementary

#538FC3 #C35357 #C3BF53

monochromatic

#285073 #3870A1 #538FC3 #80ADD3 #AECAE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#538FC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.08

#538FC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FC3

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FC3	1.00	3.45	6.08	6.08
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7990C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A85C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009BA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.101 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cafd5',
    500: '#538fc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fc3;
$custom-light: #8cafd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.857,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63128,
    "c": 0.10072,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FC3

secondary

#D1B7A1

accent

#8F50D8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FC3

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

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