#538AAA#538AAA

#538AAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.076 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538AAA
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 170)
HSL	hsl(202, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.99, -9.03, -22.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.99, 24.24, 248.12°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% -0.0431 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.076 235.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9088, 22.9166, 41.3966)
Luminance	0.2292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538AAA #AA7353

analogous

#53AA9F #538AAA #535FAA

triadic

#538AAA #AA538A #8AAA53

tetradic

#538AAA #9F53AA #AA7353 #5FAA53

square

#538AAA #9F53AA #AA7353 #5FAA53

split-complementary

#538AAA #AA535F #AA9F53

monochromatic

#2B4758 #3F6981 #538AAA #7BA6BF #A5C2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#538AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#538AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #538AAA

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538AAA	1.00	3.76	5.58	5.58
#FFFFFF	3.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F80A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#249294

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.076 235.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89acc3',
    500: '#538aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538aaa;
$custom-light: #89acc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.069,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60812,
    "c": 0.07595,
    "h": 235.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538AAA

secondary

#C0A799

accent

#855DCA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538AAA

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

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