#537985#537985

#537985 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.046 H 219.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#537985
RGB	rgb(83, 121, 133)
HSL	hsl(194, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(194, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, -10.10, -10.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 14.78, 226.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% -0.0358 -0.0296)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.047 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6369, 17.2063, 24.7356)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#537985 #855F53

analogous

#538578 #537985 #536085

triadic

#537985 #855379 #798553

tetradic

#537985 #785385 #855F53 #608553

square

#537985 #785385 #855F53 #608553

split-complementary

#537985 #855360 #857853

monochromatic

#24343A #3B575F #537985 #7099A6 #95B4BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#537985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#537985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #537985

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##537985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##537985	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717786

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7185

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#407D7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #537985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 121, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.046 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859fa8',
    500: '#537985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #537985;
$custom-light: #859fa8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#537985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.4,
    "s": 23.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55225,
    "c": 0.0465,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#537985

secondary

#AA918A

accent

#7D68C0

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #537985

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

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