#538296#538296

#538296 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.060 H 226.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538296
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 150)
HSL	hsl(198, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 13.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.84, -10.42, -15.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.84, 18.88, 236.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% -0.0408 -0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.06 226.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0530, 20.0051, 31.8110)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538296 #966753

analogous

#539688 #538296 #536196

triadic

#538296 #965382 #829653

tetradic

#538296 #885396 #966753 #619653

square

#538296 #885396 #966753 #619653

split-complementary

#538296 #965361 #968853

monochromatic

#273E47 #3D606F #538296 #74A0B2 #9BBBC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#538296 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#538296 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538296

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538296	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538296	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#778097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#368888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538296;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.060 226.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a6b4',
    500: '#538296',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538296;
$custom-light: #87a6b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538296",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.91,
    "s": 28.755,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58067,
    "c": 0.05959,
    "h": 226.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538296

secondary

#B59B90

accent

#8063C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538296

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

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