#538399#538399

#538399 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.062 H 228.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538399
RGB	rgb(83, 131, 153)
HSL	hsl(199, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(199, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.25, -10.12, -16.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.25, 19.66, 239.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% -0.0409 -0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.062 228.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4313, 20.3703, 33.1441)
Luminance	0.2037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538399 #996953

analogous

#53998C #538399 #536099

triadic

#538399 #995383 #839953

tetradic

#538399 #8C5399 #996953 #609953

square

#538399 #8C5399 #996953 #609953

split-complementary

#538399 #995360 #998C53

monochromatic

#283F4A #3D6171 #538399 #75A0B4 #9DBCCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#538399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#538399 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538399

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538399	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)

#78819A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7999

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34898A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 131, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.062 228.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a7b7',
    500: '#538399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538399;
$custom-light: #87a7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.857,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58429,
    "c": 0.06198,
    "h": 228.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538399

secondary

#B79D91

accent

#8162C6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C0F11

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538399

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

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