#537FB8#537FB8
#537FB8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.101 H 255.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #537FB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 127, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 42%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 55%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 31%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.37, 1.72, -34.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.37, 34.63, 272.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.95% -0.0254 -0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.95% 0.101 255.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8054, 20.4769, 48.2469) |
| Luminance | 0.2048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.13
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.48
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.70
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.88
Windows Blue
#3778BF
ΔE00 3.88
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#537FB8 #B88C53
analogous
#53B2B8 #537FB8 #5953B8
triadic
#537FB8 #B8537F #7FB853
tetradic
#537FB8 #B853B2 #B88C53 #53B859
square
#537FB8 #B853B2 #B88C53 #53B859
split-complementary
#537FB8 #B85953 #B2B853
monochromatic
#2A4466 #3C6192 #537FB8 #7E9FCA #AABFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#537FB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#537FB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #537FB8
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##537FB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##537FB8 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6882BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B79B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#138C93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #537fb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 127, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.101 255.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aa3cd',
500: '#537fb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #537fb8; $custom-light: #8aa3cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#537fb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 127,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.861,
"s": 41.564,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5895,
"c": 0.10061,
"h": 255.4
},
"luminance": 0.20478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#537FB8
secondary
#C9B69D
accent
#9C56D1
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F3F9
border
#CBCDD2
text
#0C0F13
muted
#7D7F82