#538697#538697

#538697 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.060 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538697
RGB	rgb(83, 134, 151)
HSL	hsl(195, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 11.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.08, -12.37, -14.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.08, 19.01, 229.41°)
OKLab	oklab(59.07% -0.0455 -0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(59.07% 0.06 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6763, 21.1223, 32.4177)
Luminance	0.2112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538697 #976453

analogous

#539786 #538697 #536497

triadic

#538697 #975386 #869753

tetradic

#538697 #865397 #976453 #649753

square

#538697 #865397 #976453 #649753

split-complementary

#538697 #975364 #978653

monochromatic

#284048 #3D6370 #538697 #74A3B3 #9CBDC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#538697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#538697 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538697

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538697	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#358C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 134, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.060 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a9b5',
    500: '#538697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538697;
$custom-light: #87a9b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59065,
    "c": 0.06044,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538697

secondary

#B69A90

accent

#7B62C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C0F11

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538697

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

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