#538799#538799

#538799 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.062 H 222.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538799
RGB	rgb(83, 135, 153)
HSL	hsl(195, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 11.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.46, -12.36, -15.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.46, 19.46, 230.58°)
OKLab	oklab(59.39% -0.0459 -0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(59.39% 0.062 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9789, 21.4655, 33.3267)
Luminance	0.2147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538799 #996553

analogous

#539988 #538799 #536499

triadic

#538799 #995387 #879953

tetradic

#538799 #885399 #996553 #649953

square

#538799 #885399 #996553 #649953

split-complementary

#538799 #995364 #998853

monochromatic

#28414A #3D6471 #538799 #75A4B4 #9DBECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#538799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#538799 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538799

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538799	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C849A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#338D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 135, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.062 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aab7',
    500: '#538799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538799;
$custom-light: #87aab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.429,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59385,
    "c": 0.0619,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538799

secondary

#B79B91

accent

#7C62C6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1011

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538799

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

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