#537EAE#537EAE

#537EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.088 H 252.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#537EAE
RGB	rgb(83, 126, 174)
HSL	hsl(212, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(212, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.63, -0.87, -30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.63, 30.01, 268.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% -0.0272 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.088 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6655, 19.8153, 42.8773)
Luminance	0.1982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#537EAE #AE8353

analogous

#53ABAE #537EAE #5553AE

triadic

#537EAE #AE537E #7EAE53

tetradic

#537EAE #AE53AB #AE8353 #53AE55

square

#537EAE #AE53AB #AE8353 #53AE55

split-complementary

#537EAE #AE5553 #ABAE53

monochromatic

#2B425C #3F6085 #537EAE #7D9DC2 #A6BCD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#537EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#537EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #537EAE

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##537EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##537EAE	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	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)

#6B80B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F77AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23898F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #537eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 126, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.088 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89a3c6',
    500: '#537eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #537eae;
$custom-light: #89a3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#537eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.648,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58217,
    "c": 0.08837,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#537EAE

secondary

#C3B09A

accent

#975CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #537EAE

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

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