#53799C#53799C

#53799C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.069 H 247.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53799C
RGB	rgb(83, 121, 156)
HSL	hsl(209, 31%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(209, 47%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 22.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.39, -3.48, -23.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.39, 23.26, 261.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% -0.027 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.069 247.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4034, 17.9129, 34.0392)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#53799C #9C7653

analogous

#539C9B #53799C #53559C

triadic

#53799C #9C5379 #799C53

tetradic

#53799C #9B539C #9C7653 #559C53

square

#53799C #9B539C #9C7653 #559C53

split-complementary

#53799C #9C5355 #9C9B53

monochromatic

#283B4C #3E5A74 #53799C #7697B6 #9EB6CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#53799C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#53799C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #53799C

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53799C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##53799C	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B7A9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61729B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#348185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53799c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 121, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.069 247.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879fb9',
    500: '#53799c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53799c;
$custom-light: #879fb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53799c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.767,
    "s": 30.544,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56203,
    "c": 0.06945,
    "h": 247.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53799C

secondary

#B9A592

accent

#9261C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0E11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #53799C

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

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