#538599#538599

#538599 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.062 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538599
RGB	rgb(83, 133, 153)
HSL	hsl(197, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(197, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.85, -11.24, -15.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.85, 19.51, 234.82°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% -0.0434 -0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.062 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7025, 20.9127, 33.2345)
Luminance	0.2091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538599 #996753

analogous

#53998A #538599 #536299

triadic

#538599 #995385 #859953

tetradic

#538599 #8A5399 #996753 #629953

square

#538599 #8A5399 #996753 #629953

split-complementary

#538599 #995362 #998A53

monochromatic

#28404A #3D6371 #538599 #75A2B4 #9DBDCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#538599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#538599 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538599

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538599	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A839A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#338B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 133, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.062 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a8b7',
    500: '#538599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538599;
$custom-light: #87a8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58907,
    "c": 0.06183,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538599

secondary

#B79C91

accent

#7E62C6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C0F11

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538599

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

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