#538495#538495

#538495 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.059 H 222.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538495
RGB	rgb(83, 132, 149)
HSL	hsl(195, 28%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(195, 44%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.41, -11.83, -14.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.41, 18.56, 230.40°)
OKLab	oklab(58.51% -0.0437 -0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(58.51% 0.059 222)
XYZ	xyz(17.2414, 20.5102, 31.4783)
Luminance	0.2051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538495 #956453

analogous

#539585 #538495 #536395

triadic

#538495 #955384 #849553

tetradic

#538495 #855395 #956453 #639553

square

#538495 #855395 #956453 #639553

split-complementary

#538495 #955363 #958553

monochromatic

#273E46 #3D616E #538495 #74A2B1 #9BBCC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#538495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#538495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538495

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538495	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#368A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 132, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.059 222.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a7b4',
    500: '#538495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538495;
$custom-light: #87a7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.455,
    "s": 28.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58505,
    "c": 0.05888,
    "h": 222
  },
  "luminance": 0.20511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538495

secondary

#B4998F

accent

#7C63C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538495

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

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