#538CA2#538CA2

#538CA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.068 H 224.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CA2
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(197, 32%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(197, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.28, -12.52, -17.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.28, 21.48, 234.34°)
OKLab	oklab(60.95% -0.0486 -0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(60.95% 0.068 224.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4646, 23.2023, 37.6282)
Luminance	0.2320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CA2 #A26953

analogous

#53A290 #538CA2 #5364A2

triadic

#538CA2 #A2538C #8CA253

tetradic

#538CA2 #9053A2 #A26953 #64A253

square

#538CA2 #9053A2 #A26953 #64A253

split-complementary

#538CA2 #A25364 #A29053

monochromatic

#2A4651 #3E697A #538CA2 #78A8BA #A1C2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#538CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#538CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CA2

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CA2	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7481A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B9393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.068 224.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88adbd',
    500: '#538ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ca2;
$custom-light: #88adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.709,
    "s": 32.245,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60946,
    "c": 0.06848,
    "h": 224.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CA2

secondary

#BCA095

accent

#7D5FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CA2

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

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