#538FC4#538FC4

#538FC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.102 H 246.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FC4
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 196)
HSL	hsl(208, 49%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(208, 58%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 27%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.53, -3.78, -33.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.53, 33.59, 263.54°)
OKLab	oklab(63.18% -0.04 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(63.18% 0.102 246.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3499, 25.4674, 55.8990)
Luminance	0.2547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FC4 #C48853

analogous

#53C4C1 #538FC4 #5356C4

triadic

#538FC4 #C4538F #8FC453

tetradic

#538FC4 #C153C4 #C48853 #56C453

square

#538FC4 #C153C4 #C48853 #56C453

split-complementary

#538FC4 #C45356 #C4C153

monochromatic

#285175 #3870A2 #538FC4 #81ADD4 #AECAE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#538FC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#538FC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FC4

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FC4	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7890C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6985C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.102 246.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cafd6',
    500: '#538fc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fc4;
$custom-light: #8cafd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.142,
    "s": 48.918,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63177,
    "c": 0.10191,
    "h": 246.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FC4

secondary

#D1B8A2

accent

#904FD8

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FC4

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

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