#53799B#53799B

#53799B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.068 H 246.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53799B
RGB	rgb(83, 121, 155)
HSL	hsl(208, 30%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(208, 46%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 21.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.35, -3.78, -22.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.35, 22.79, 260.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% -0.0273 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.068 246.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.3190, 17.8792, 33.5951)
Luminance	0.1788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53799B #9B7553

analogous

#539B99 #53799B #53559B

triadic

#53799B #9B5379 #799B53

tetradic

#53799B #99539B #9B7553 #559B53

square

#53799B #99539B #9B7553 #559B53

split-complementary

#53799B #9B5355 #9B9953

monochromatic

#283B4B #3E5A73 #53799B #7697B5 #9EB5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#53799B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#53799B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53799B

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53799B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53799B	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B799D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62729A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#358184

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53799b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 121, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.068 246.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879fb8',
    500: '#53799b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53799b;
$custom-light: #879fb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53799b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.333,
    "s": 30.252,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56157,
    "c": 0.06821,
    "h": 246.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53799B

secondary

#B8A492

accent

#9161C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0E11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #53799B

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

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