#538899#538899

#538899 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.062 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538899
RGB	rgb(83, 136, 153)
HSL	hsl(195, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(195, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.76, -12.91, -14.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.76, 19.47, 228.47°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% -0.0472 -0.0402)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.062 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.1191, 21.7459, 33.3734)
Luminance	0.2175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538899 #996453

analogous

#539987 #538899 #536599

triadic

#538899 #995388 #889953

tetradic

#538899 #875399 #996453 #659953

square

#538899 #875399 #996453 #659953

split-complementary

#538899 #995365 #998753

monochromatic

#28414A #3D6571 #538899 #75A5B4 #9DBFCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#538899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#538899 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538899

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538899	1.00	3.93	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E859A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#338E8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 136, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.062 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aab7',
    500: '#538899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538899;
$custom-light: #87aab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.571,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59625,
    "c": 0.062,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538899

secondary

#B79A91

accent

#7A62C6

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1011

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538899

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

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