#538797#538797

#538797 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.061 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538797
RGB	rgb(83, 135, 151)
HSL	hsl(194, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(194, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 10.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.38, -12.93, -13.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.38, 19.04, 227.25°)
OKLab	oklab(59.31% -0.0467 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(59.31% 0.061 219.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8151, 21.4000, 32.4640)
Luminance	0.2140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538797 #976353

analogous

#539785 #538797 #536597

triadic

#538797 #975387 #879753

tetradic

#538797 #855397 #976353 #659753

square

#538797 #855397 #976353 #659753

split-complementary

#538797 #975365 #978553

monochromatic

#284048 #3D6470 #538797 #74A4B3 #9CBEC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#538797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#538797 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538797

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538797	1.00	3.98	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#348D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 135, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.061 219.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aab5',
    500: '#538797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538797;
$custom-light: #87aab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.118,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59305,
    "c": 0.06059,
    "h": 219.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538797

secondary

#B69990

accent

#7A62C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1011

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538797

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

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