#538FCE#538FCE

#538FCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.114 H 251.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FCE
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 206)
HSL	hsl(211, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 30.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.98, -0.55, -38.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.98, 38.31, 269.18°)
OKLab	oklab(63.68% -0.037 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(63.68% 0.114 251.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.5263, 25.9379, 62.0946)
Luminance	0.2594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FCE #CE9253

analogous

#53CCCE #538FCE #5553CE

triadic

#538FCE #CE538F #8FCE53

tetradic

#538FCE #CE53CC #CE9253 #53CE55

square

#538FCE #CE53CC #CE9253 #53CE55

split-complementary

#538FCE #CE5553 #CCCE53

monochromatic

#255282 #3370B1 #538FCE #83AEDC #B2CDE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#538FCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.19

#538FCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FCE

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FCE	1.00	3.39	6.19	6.19
#FFFFFF	3.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7492D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6486CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009EA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.114 251.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dafdd',
    500: '#538fce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fce;
$custom-light: #8dafdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.732,
    "s": 55.656,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63679,
    "c": 0.11418,
    "h": 251.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FCE

secondary

#D8BFA5

accent

#9649DF

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FCE

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

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