#538994#538994

#538994 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.060 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538994
RGB	rgb(83, 137, 148)
HSL	hsl(190, 28%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(190, 44%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.89, -14.87, -11.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.89, 18.79, 217.70°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% -0.0505 -0.0316)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.06 212)
XYZ	xyz(17.8563, 21.8671, 31.2911)
Luminance	0.2187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538994 #945E53

analogous

#53947F #538994 #536894

triadic

#538994 #945389 #899453

tetradic

#538994 #7F5394 #945E53 #689453

square

#538994 #7F5394 #945E53 #689453

split-complementary

#538994 #945368 #947F53

monochromatic

#274046 #3D656D #538994 #73A6B1 #9BBFC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#538994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.37

#538994 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538994

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538994	1.00	3.91	5.37	5.37
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808595

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#368E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 137, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.060 212.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87abb3',
    500: '#538994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538994;
$custom-light: #87abb3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.154,
    "s": 28.139,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59671,
    "c": 0.0596,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.21868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538994

secondary

#B4958F

accent

#7463C4

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1011

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538994

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

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