#538AAF#538AAF

#538AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.081 H 239.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538AAF
RGB	rgb(83, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(204, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.18, -7.51, -25.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.18, 26.16, 253.31°)
OKLab	oklab(61.04% -0.0413 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(61.04% 0.081 239.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3908, 23.1094, 43.9352)
Luminance	0.2311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538AAF #AF7853

analogous

#53AFA6 #538AAF #535CAF

triadic

#538AAF #AF538A #8AAF53

tetradic

#538AAF #A653AF #AF7853 #5CAF53

square

#538AAF #A653AF #AF7853 #5CAF53

split-complementary

#538AAF #AF535C #AFA653

monochromatic

#2B495D #3E6986 #538AAF #7DA6C2 #A7C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#538AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#538AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538AAF

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538AAF	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D9396

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.081 239.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89acc7',
    500: '#538aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538aaf;
$custom-light: #89acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204.13,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61035,
    "c": 0.08114,
    "h": 239.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538AAF

secondary

#C3AB9A

accent

#895BCD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538AAF

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

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