#538398#538398

#538398 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.061 H 227.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538398
RGB	rgb(83, 131, 152)
HSL	hsl(198, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(198, 45%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.22, -10.41, -16.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.22, 19.37, 237.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.39% -0.0413 -0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(58.39% 0.061 227.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3491, 20.3374, 32.7110)
Luminance	0.2034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538398 #986853

analogous

#53988A #538398 #536098

triadic

#538398 #985383 #839853

tetradic

#538398 #8A5398 #986853 #609853

square

#538398 #8A5398 #986853 #609853

split-complementary

#538398 #985360 #988A53

monochromatic

#283F49 #3D6170 #538398 #75A0B3 #9CBBC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#538398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#538398 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538398

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538398	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 131, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.061 227.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a7b6',
    500: '#538398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538398;
$custom-light: #87a7b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.261,
    "s": 29.362,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58388,
    "c": 0.06115,
    "h": 227.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538398

secondary

#B69C91

accent

#8062C6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538398

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

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