#538295#538295

#538295 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.059 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538295
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 149)
HSL	hsl(197, 28%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(197, 44%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.81, -10.71, -15.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.81, 18.60, 234.86°)
OKLab	oklab(58.03% -0.0412 -0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(58.03% 0.059 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.9728, 19.9730, 31.3887)
Luminance	0.1997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538295 #956653

analogous

#539587 #538295 #536195

triadic

#538295 #955382 #829553

tetradic

#538295 #875395 #956653 #619553

square

#538295 #875395 #956653 #619553

split-complementary

#538295 #955361 #958753

monochromatic

#273D46 #3D606E #538295 #74A0B1 #9BBBC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#538295 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#538295 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538295

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538295	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538295	1.00	4.20	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788096

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#378888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538295;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.059 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a6b4',
    500: '#538295',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538295;
$custom-light: #87a6b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538295",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.273,
    "s": 28.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58026,
    "c": 0.0588,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538295

secondary

#B49A8F

accent

#7F63C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538295

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

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