#537DB3#537DB3
#537DB3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.096 H 255.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #537DB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 125, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 39%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 54%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.56, 1.31, -32.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.56, 33.01, 272.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.24% -0.0245 -0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.24% 0.096 255.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0348, 19.7594, 45.4500) |
| Luminance | 0.1976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.43
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 3.68
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.94
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.95
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.22
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#537DB3 #B38953
analogous
#53ADB3 #537DB3 #5953B3
triadic
#537DB3 #B3537D #7DB353
tetradic
#537DB3 #B353AD #B38953 #53B359
square
#537DB3 #B353AD #B38953 #53B359
split-complementary
#537DB3 #B35953 #ADB353
monochromatic
#2B4261 #3E608B #537DB3 #7D9DC6 #A8BDD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#537DB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#537DB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #537DB3
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##537DB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##537DB3 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6780B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B77B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1D8990
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #537db3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 125, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.096 255.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aa2ca',
500: '#537db3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #537db3; $custom-light: #8aa2ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#537db3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 125,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.75,
"s": 38.71,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58241,
"c": 0.09588,
"h": 255.2
},
"luminance": 0.19761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#537DB3
secondary
#C6B49C
accent
#9B59CF
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0C0F13
muted
#7D7E82