#538CA7#538CA7

#538CA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.073 H 230.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CA7
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 167)
HSL	hsl(199, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 16.2%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.47, -11.05, -20.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.47, 22.89, 241.13°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% -0.0466 -0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.073 230)
XYZ	xyz(19.9179, 23.3836, 40.0156)
Luminance	0.2339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#538CA7 #A76E53

analogous

#53A798 #538CA7 #5362A7

triadic

#538CA7 #A7538C #8CA753

tetradic

#538CA7 #9853A7 #A76E53 #62A753

square

#538CA7 #9853A7 #A76E53 #62A753

split-complementary

#538CA7 #A75362 #A79853

monochromatic

#2A4755 #3F6A7E #538CA7 #7AA8BD #A3C2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#538CA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#538CA7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CA7

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CA7	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7281A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#269495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ca7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.073 230.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89adc1',
    500: '#538ca7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ca7;
$custom-light: #89adc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ca7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.286,
    "s": 33.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61154,
    "c": 0.07256,
    "h": 230
  },
  "luminance": 0.23385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CA7

secondary

#BFA497

accent

#815ECA

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CA7

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

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