#538FC7#538FC7

#538FC7 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.106 H 248.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FC7
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 199)
HSL	hsl(209, 51%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(209, 58%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 28.1%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.66, -2.82, -34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.66, 34.97, 265.38°)
OKLab	oklab(63.33% -0.0391 -0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(63.33% 0.106 248.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6948, 25.6053, 57.7154)
Luminance	0.2561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FC7 #C78B53

analogous

#53C7C5 #538FC7 #5355C7

triadic

#538FC7 #C7538F #8FC753

tetradic

#538FC7 #C553C7 #C78B53 #55C753

square

#538FC7 #C553C7 #C78B53 #55C753

split-complementary

#538FC7 #C75355 #C7C553

monochromatic

#275178 #3670A7 #538FC7 #81ADD6 #AFCBE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#538FC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#538FC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FC7

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FC7	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7791C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6885C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009CA3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.106 248.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cafd8',
    500: '#538fc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fc7;
$custom-light: #8cafd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.966,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63325,
    "c": 0.10553,
    "h": 248.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FC7

secondary

#D3BAA3

accent

#914DDA

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0D1014

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FC7

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

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