#538CA3#538CA3

#538CA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.069 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CA3
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 163)
HSL	hsl(197, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(197, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 14.1%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.32, -12.23, -17.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.32, 21.74, 235.76°)
OKLab	oklab(60.99% -0.0482 -0.0497)
OKLCH	oklch(60.99% 0.069 225.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5538, 23.2380, 38.0982)
Luminance	0.2324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CA3 #A36A53

analogous

#53A392 #538CA3 #5364A3

triadic

#538CA3 #A3538C #8CA353

tetradic

#538CA3 #9253A3 #A36A53 #64A353

square

#538CA3 #9253A3 #A36A53 #64A353

split-complementary

#538CA3 #A35364 #A39253

monochromatic

#2A4652 #3E697A #538CA3 #79A8BB #A1C2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#538CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#538CA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CA3

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CA3	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7481A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A9393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.069 225.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88adbe',
    500: '#538ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ca3;
$custom-light: #88adbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.25,
    "s": 32.52,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60987,
    "c": 0.06924,
    "h": 225.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CA3

secondary

#BCA195

accent

#7D5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CA3

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

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