#538CAA#538CAA

#538CAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.075 H 232.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538CAA
RGB	rgb(83, 140, 170)
HSL	hsl(201, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.58, -10.16, -21.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.58, 23.86, 244.80°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% -0.0455 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.075 232.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1984, 23.4958, 41.4932)
Luminance	0.2350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538CAA #AA7153

analogous

#53AA9D #538CAA #5361AA

triadic

#538CAA #AA538C #8CAA53

tetradic

#538CAA #9D53AA #AA7153 #61AA53

square

#538CAA #9D53AA #AA7153 #61AA53

split-complementary

#538CAA #AA5361 #AA9D53

monochromatic

#2B4858 #3F6A81 #538CAA #7BA8BF #A5C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#538CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#538CAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538CAA

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538CAA	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8AAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7181AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#239496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 140, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.075 232.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89adc3',
    500: '#538caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538caa;
$custom-light: #89adc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.69,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61283,
    "c": 0.07527,
    "h": 232.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538CAA

secondary

#C0A699

accent

#835DCA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538CAA

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

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