#538397#538397

#538397 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.060 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538397
RGB	rgb(83, 131, 151)
HSL	hsl(198, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.18, -10.70, -15.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.18, 19.09, 235.92°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% -0.0417 -0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.06 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2675, 20.3047, 32.2814)
Luminance	0.2031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538397 #976753

analogous

#539789 #538397 #536197

triadic

#538397 #975383 #839753

tetradic

#538397 #895397 #976753 #619753

square

#538397 #895397 #976753 #619753

split-complementary

#538397 #975361 #978953

monochromatic

#283E48 #3D6170 #538397 #74A0B3 #9CBBC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#538397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#538397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538397

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538397	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7997

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#358989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 131, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.060 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a7b5',
    500: '#538397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538397;
$custom-light: #87a7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58347,
    "c": 0.06034,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538397

secondary

#B69B90

accent

#8062C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538397

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

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