#537EAD#537EAD

#537EAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.087 H 251.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#537EAD
RGB	rgb(83, 126, 173)
HSL	hsl(211, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 27.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.58, -1.19, -29.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.58, 29.51, 267.70°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% -0.0275 -0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.087 251.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5683, 19.7764, 42.3658)
Luminance	0.1978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#537EAD #AD8253

analogous

#53ABAD #537EAD #5553AD

triadic

#537EAD #AD537E #7EAD53

tetradic

#537EAD #AD53AB #AD8253 #53AD55

square

#537EAD #AD53AB #AD8253 #53AD55

split-complementary

#537EAD #AD5553 #ABAD53

monochromatic

#2B425A #3F6084 #537EAD #7C9DC1 #A6BCD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#537EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#537EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #537EAD

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##537EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##537EAD	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B80AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6077AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24898E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #537ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 126, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.087 251.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89a3c5',
    500: '#537ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #537ead;
$custom-light: #89a3c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#537ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.333,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58167,
    "c": 0.08707,
    "h": 251.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#537EAD

secondary

#C2AF9A

accent

#965CCB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #537EAD

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

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