#538FD2#538FD2

#538FD2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.119 H 252.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FD2
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 210)
HSL	hsl(212, 59%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(212, 60%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 31.9%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.16, 0.76, -40.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.16, 40.27, 271.08°)
OKLab	oklab(63.89% -0.0358 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(63.89% 0.119 252.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0184, 26.1348, 64.6863)
Luminance	0.2614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FD2 #D29653

analogous

#53CED2 #538FD2 #5753D2

triadic

#538FD2 #D2538F #8FD253

tetradic

#538FD2 #D253CE #D29653 #53D257

square

#538FD2 #D253CE #D29653 #53D257

split-complementary

#538FD2 #D25753 #CED253

monochromatic

#235387 #3070B8 #538FD2 #84AFDF #B4CEEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#538FD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.23

#538FD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FD2

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FD2	1.00	3.37	6.23	6.23
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7393D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6286D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009EA7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.119 252.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8eafe0',
    500: '#538fd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fd2;
$custom-light: #8eafe0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.654,
    "s": 58.525,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63887,
    "c": 0.11922,
    "h": 252.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FD2

secondary

#DAC2A7

accent

#9846E2

background

#F9FAFD

surface

#F1F4FB

border

#CBCED4

text

#0D1015

muted

#7E7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FD2

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

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