#538596#538596

#538596 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.060 H 221.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538596
RGB	rgb(83, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(195, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.75, -12.10, -14.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.75, 18.79, 229.90°)
OKLab	oklab(58.79% -0.0446 -0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(58.79% 0.06 221.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4579, 20.8148, 31.9460)
Luminance	0.2082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538596 #966453

analogous

#539685 #538596 #536396

triadic

#538596 #965385 #859653

tetradic

#538596 #855396 #966453 #639653

square

#538596 #855396 #966453 #639653

split-complementary

#538596 #965363 #968553

monochromatic

#273F47 #3D626F #538596 #74A2B2 #9BBDC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#538596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#538596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538596

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538596	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#358B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.060 221.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a8b4',
    500: '#538596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538596;
$custom-light: #87a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.224,
    "s": 28.755,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58785,
    "c": 0.05966,
    "h": 221.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538596

secondary

#B59990

accent

#7C63C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538596

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

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