#538CA4#538CA4

#538CA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.070 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CA4
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 164)
HSL	hsl(198, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 14.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -11.94, -18.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 22.01, 237.15°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% -0.0478 -0.0512)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.07 227)
XYZ	xyz(19.6437, 23.2740, 38.5719)
Luminance	0.2328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CA4 #A46B53

analogous

#53A493 #538CA4 #5363A4

triadic

#538CA4 #A4538C #8CA453

tetradic

#538CA4 #9353A4 #A46B53 #63A453

square

#538CA4 #9353A4 #A46B53 #63A453

split-complementary

#538CA4 #A45363 #A49353

monochromatic

#2A4753 #3E697B #538CA4 #79A8BB #A2C2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#538CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#538CA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CA4

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CA4	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7381A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#299394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.070 227.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88adbf',
    500: '#538ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ca4;
$custom-light: #88adbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.778,
    "s": 32.794,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61028,
    "c": 0.07004,
    "h": 227
  },
  "luminance": 0.23276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CA4

secondary

#BDA196

accent

#7E5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CA4

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

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