#537FAD#537FAD

#537FAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.086 H 250.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#537FAD
RGB	rgb(83, 127, 173)
HSL	hsl(211, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(211, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 26.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.88, -1.77, -29.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.88, 29.09, 266.50°)
OKLab	oklab(58.4% -0.0287 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(58.4% 0.086 250.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6968, 20.0334, 42.4086)
Luminance	0.2004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#537FAD #AD8153

analogous

#53ACAD #537FAD #5453AD

triadic

#537FAD #AD537F #7FAD53

tetradic

#537FAD #AD53AC #AD8153 #53AD54

square

#537FAD #AD53AC #AD8153 #53AD54

split-complementary

#537FAD #AD5453 #ACAD53

monochromatic

#2B425A #3F6184 #537FAD #7C9EC1 #A6BDD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#537FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#537FAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #537FAD

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##537FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##537FAD	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C81AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6178AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#248A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #537fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 127, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.086 250.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#537fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 127,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.667,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58397,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 250.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#537FAD

secondary

#C2AE9A

accent

#955CCB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F3F8

border

#CBCDD1

text

#0C0F13

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #537FAD

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

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