#538BA2#538BA2

#538BA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.069 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538BA2
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 162)
HSL	hsl(197, 32%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(197, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.98, -11.97, -17.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.98, 21.54, 236.24°)
OKLab	oklab(60.71% -0.0473 -0.0496)
OKLCH	oklch(60.71% 0.069 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3191, 22.9114, 37.5797)
Luminance	0.2291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538BA2 #A26A53

analogous

#53A291 #538BA2 #5363A2

triadic

#538BA2 #A2538B #8BA253

tetradic

#538BA2 #9153A2 #A26A53 #63A253

square

#538BA2 #9153A2 #A26A53 #63A253

split-complementary

#538BA2 #A25363 #A29153

monochromatic

#2A4651 #3E687A #538BA2 #78A7BA #A1C1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.76

#538BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.58

#538BA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538BA2

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538BA2	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)

#7F89A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7380A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B9292

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.069 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88adbd',
    500: '#538ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ba2;
$custom-light: #88adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.468,
    "s": 32.245,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60708,
    "c": 0.06854,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538BA2

secondary

#BCA095

accent

#7E5FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538BA2

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

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