#538CA8#538CA8

#538CA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.073 H 231.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CA8
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 168)
HSL	hsl(200, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 51%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 16.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.50, -10.75, -20.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.50, 23.20, 242.38°)
OKLab	oklab(61.2% -0.0462 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(61.2% 0.073 231)
XYZ	xyz(20.0107, 23.4207, 40.5044)
Luminance	0.2342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CA8 #A86F53

analogous

#53A89A #538CA8 #5361A8

triadic

#538CA8 #A8538C #8CA853

tetradic

#538CA8 #9A53A8 #A86F53 #61A853

square

#538CA8 #9A53A8 #A86F53 #61A853

split-complementary

#538CA8 #A85361 #A89A53

monochromatic

#2B4856 #3F6A7F #538CA8 #7BA8BE #A4C3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#538CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#538CA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CA8

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CA8	1.00	3.69	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.69	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)

#7E8AA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7281A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#259495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.073 231.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89adc2',
    500: '#538ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ca8;
$custom-light: #89adc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.765,
    "s": 33.865,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61197,
    "c": 0.07344,
    "h": 231
  },
  "luminance": 0.23422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CA8

secondary

#BFA598

accent

#815ECA

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CA8

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

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