#537CAB#537CAB

#537CAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.086 H 252.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#537CAB
RGB	rgb(83, 124, 171)
HSL	hsl(212, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 27.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.91, -0.63, -29.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.91, 29.38, 268.77°)
OKLab	oklab(57.61% -0.0257 -0.0823)
OKLCH	oklch(57.61% 0.086 252.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1231, 19.1932, 41.2698)
Luminance	0.1920 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#537CAB #AB8253

analogous

#53A8AB #537CAB #5653AB

triadic

#537CAB #AB537C #7CAB53

tetradic

#537CAB #AB53A8 #AB8253 #53AB56

square

#537CAB #AB53A8 #AB8253 #53AB56

split-complementary

#537CAB #AB5653 #A8AB53

monochromatic

#2B4059 #3F5E82 #537CAB #7C9BBF #A5BBD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#537CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#537CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #537CAB

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##537CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##537CAB	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E75AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27878C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #537cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 124, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.086 252.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89a1c4',
    500: '#537cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #537cab;
$custom-light: #89a1c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#537cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.045,
    "s": 34.646,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57612,
    "c": 0.08621,
    "h": 252.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#537CAB

secondary

#C1AE99

accent

#985DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0F12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #537CAB

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

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