#538299#538299

#538299 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.062 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538299
RGB	rgb(83, 130, 153)
HSL	hsl(200, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(200, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 15%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.95, -9.55, -17.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.95, 19.78, 241.11°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% -0.0396 -0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.062 230.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2976, 20.1029, 33.0996)
Luminance	0.2010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538299 #996A53

analogous

#53998D #538299 #535F99

triadic

#538299 #995382 #829953

tetradic

#538299 #8D5399 #996A53 #5F9953

square

#538299 #8D5399 #996A53 #5F9953

split-complementary

#538299 #99535F #998D53

monochromatic

#283F4A #3D6071 #538299 #759FB4 #9DBBCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#538299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#538299 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538299

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538299	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#77809A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7899

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#348889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 130, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.062 230.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a6b7',
    500: '#538299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538299;
$custom-light: #87a6b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.714,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58191,
    "c": 0.06214,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538299

secondary

#B79D91

accent

#8362C6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C0F11

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538299

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

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