#538FD4#538FD4
#538FD4 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.122 H 253.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #538FD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 143, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 60%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 32.5%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.26, 1.42, -41.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.26, 41.26, 271.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.99% -0.0353 -0.1165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.99% 0.122 253.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2691, 26.2351, 66.0068) |
| Luminance | 0.2624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.64
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 3.88
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.89
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.39
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.05
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#538FD4 #D49853
analogous
#53CFD4 #538FD4 #5753D4
triadic
#538FD4 #D4538F #8FD453
tetradic
#538FD4 #D453CF #D49853 #53D457
square
#538FD4 #D453CF #D49853 #53D457
split-complementary
#538FD4 #D45753 #CFD453
monochromatic
#23538A #2F70BB #538FD4 #84AFE0 #B5CFEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#538FD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#538FD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #538FD4
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##538FD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##538FD4 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7293D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6086D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #538fd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.122 253.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eafe1',
500: '#538fd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #538fd4; $custom-light: #8eafe1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#538fd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 143,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.093,
"s": 60,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63992,
"c": 0.12176,
"h": 253.1
},
"luminance": 0.26237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#538FD4
secondary
#DBC3A8
accent
#9945E3
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F2F4FB
border
#CCCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7E7F83