#538CA9#538CA9

#538CA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.074 H 231.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CA9
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 169)
HSL	hsl(200, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 51%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 17.2%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.54, -10.46, -21.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.54, 23.52, 243.61°)
OKLab	oklab(61.24% -0.0459 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(61.24% 0.074 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1042, 23.4581, 40.9969)
Luminance	0.2346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CA9 #A97053

analogous

#53A99B #538CA9 #5361A9

triadic

#538CA9 #A9538C #8CA953

tetradic

#538CA9 #9B53A9 #A97053 #61A953

square

#538CA9 #9B53A9 #A97053 #61A953

split-complementary

#538CA9 #A95361 #A99B53

monochromatic

#2B4857 #3F6A80 #538CA9 #7BA8BE #A4C3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#538CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#538CA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CA9

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CA9	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8AAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7281A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#249495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.074 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89adc2',
    500: '#538ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ca9;
$custom-light: #89adc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.233,
    "s": 34.127,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6124,
    "c": 0.07435,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CA9

secondary

#C0A598

accent

#825ECA

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CA9

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →