#538FD1#538FD1

#538FD1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.118 H 252.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FD1
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 209)
HSL	hsl(211, 58%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(211, 60%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 31.6%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.12, 0.43, -39.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.12, 39.78, 270.62°)
OKLab	oklab(63.83% -0.0361 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(63.83% 0.118 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8942, 26.0851, 64.0323)
Luminance	0.2609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FD1 #D19553

analogous

#53CED1 #538FD1 #5653D1

triadic

#538FD1 #D1538F #8FD153

tetradic

#538FD1 #D153CE #D19553 #53D156

square

#538FD1 #D153CE #D19553 #53D156

split-complementary

#538FD1 #D15653 #CED153

monochromatic

#245286 #3170B6 #538FD1 #83AEDE #B4CEEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38

#538FD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.22

#538FD1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FD1

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FD1	1.00	3.38	6.22	6.22
#FFFFFF	3.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7392D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6286D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009EA7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.118 252.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eafdf',
    500: '#538fd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fd1;
$custom-light: #8eafdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.429,
    "s": 57.798,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63835,
    "c": 0.11796,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FD1

secondary

#D9C1A6

accent

#9847E1

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FD1

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

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