#538FC6#538FC6

#538FC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.104 H 247.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FC6
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 198)
HSL	hsl(209, 50%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(209, 58%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 27.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.62, -3.14, -34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.62, 34.51, 264.78°)
OKLab	oklab(63.28% -0.0394 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(63.28% 0.104 247.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.5791, 25.5590, 57.1059)
Luminance	0.2556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FC6 #C68A53

analogous

#53C6C4 #538FC6 #5355C6

triadic

#538FC6 #C6538F #8FC653

tetradic

#538FC6 #C453C6 #C68A53 #55C653

square

#538FC6 #C453C6 #C68A53 #55C653

split-complementary

#538FC6 #C65355 #C6C453

monochromatic

#275177 #3770A5 #538FC6 #81ADD5 #AFCBE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#538FC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#538FC6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FC6

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FC6	1.00	3.44	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7891C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6885C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.104 247.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cafd7',
    500: '#538fc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fc6;
$custom-light: #8cafd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.696,
    "s": 50.218,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63276,
    "c": 0.10432,
    "h": 247.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FC6

secondary

#D3B9A2

accent

#914EDA

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FC6

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

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