#538CA5#538CA5

#538CA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.071 H 228.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CA5
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 165)
HSL	hsl(198, 33%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(198, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -11.64, -19.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 22.29, 238.51°)
OKLab	oklab(61.07% -0.0474 -0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(61.07% 0.071 228)
XYZ	xyz(19.7344, 23.3102, 39.0494)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CA5 #A56C53

analogous

#53A595 #538CA5 #5363A5

triadic

#538CA5 #A5538C #8CA553

tetradic

#538CA5 #9553A5 #A56C53 #63A553

square

#538CA5 #9553A5 #A56C53 #63A553

split-complementary

#538CA5 #A55363 #A59553

monochromatic

#2A4754 #3F697C #538CA5 #79A8BC #A2C2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#538CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#538CA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CA5

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CA5	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)

#7F8AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7381A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#289394

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.071 228.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89adbf',
    500: '#538ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ca5;
$custom-light: #89adbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.293,
    "s": 33.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6107,
    "c": 0.07085,
    "h": 228
  },
  "luminance": 0.23312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CA5

secondary

#BEA296

accent

#7F5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CA5

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

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