#538FCC#538FCC

#538FCC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.112 H 250.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FCC
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 204)
HSL	hsl(210, 54%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(210, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.89, -1.20, -37.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.89, 37.34, 268.16°)
OKLab	oklab(63.58% -0.0376 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(63.58% 0.112 250.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2849, 25.8414, 60.8231)
Luminance	0.2584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FCC #CC9053

analogous

#53CCCC #538FCC #5453CC

triadic

#538FCC #CC538F #8FCC53

tetradic

#538FCC #CC53CC #CC9053 #53CC54

square

#538FCC #CC53CC #CC9053 #53CC54

split-complementary

#538FCC #CC5453 #CCCC53

monochromatic

#26527F #3470AE #538FCC #82AEDA #B1CCE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.40

#538FCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.17

#538FCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FCC

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FCC	1.00	3.40	6.17	6.17
#FFFFFF	3.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7592CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6586CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009DA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.112 250.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dafdc',
    500: '#538fcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fcc;
$custom-light: #8dafdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.248,
    "s": 54.26,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63577,
    "c": 0.11168,
    "h": 250.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FCC

secondary

#D6BEA4

accent

#954ADE

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FCC

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

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