#538893#538893

#538893 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.059 H 212.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538893
RGB	rgb(83, 136, 147)
HSL	hsl(190, 28%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(190, 44%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.5%, 7.5%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.55, -14.60, -11.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.55, 18.53, 218.03°)
OKLab	oklab(59.39% -0.0497 -0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(59.39% 0.059 212.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6360, 21.5526, 30.8288)
Luminance	0.2155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538893 #935E53

analogous

#53937E #538893 #536893

triadic

#538893 #935388 #889353

tetradic

#538893 #7E5393 #935E53 #689353

square

#538893 #7E5393 #935E53 #689353

split-complementary

#538893 #935368 #937E53

monochromatic

#274045 #3D646C #538893 #73A6B0 #9ABFC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#538893 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#538893 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538893

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538893	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538893	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8494

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757D93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#378D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538893;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 136, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.059 212.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aab2',
    500: '#538893',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538893;
$custom-light: #87aab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538893",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.313,
    "s": 27.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59391,
    "c": 0.05877,
    "h": 212.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538893

secondary

#B3958F

accent

#7464C4

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#F0F4F5

border

#CBCECF

text

#0B1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538893

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

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