#538698#538698

#538698 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.061 H 222.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538698
RGB	rgb(83, 134, 152)
HSL	hsl(196, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(196, 45%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 11.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.12, -12.09, -14.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.12, 19.24, 231.07°)
OKLab	oklab(59.11% -0.0451 -0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(59.11% 0.061 222.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.7578, 21.1549, 32.8472)
Luminance	0.2116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538698 #986553

analogous

#539887 #538698 #536398

triadic

#538698 #985386 #869853

tetradic

#538698 #875398 #986553 #639853

square

#538698 #875398 #986553 #639853

split-complementary

#538698 #985363 #988753

monochromatic

#284049 #3D6370 #538698 #75A3B3 #9CBDC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#538698 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#538698 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538698

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538698	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538698	1.00	4.01	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#348C8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538698;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 134, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.061 222.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87a9b6',
    500: '#538698',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538698;
$custom-light: #87a9b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538698",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.652,
    "s": 29.362,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59105,
    "c": 0.06112,
    "h": 222.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538698

secondary

#B69A91

accent

#7C62C6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C0F11

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538698

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

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