#538DA0#538DA0

#538DA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.067 H 221.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DA0
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 160)
HSL	hsl(195, 32%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(195, 48%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.51, -13.66, -15.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.51, 21.00, 229.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.1% -0.0506 -0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(61.1% 0.067 221.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4350, 23.4253, 36.7483)
Luminance	0.2343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DA0 #A06653

analogous

#53A08C #538DA0 #5367A0

triadic

#538DA0 #A0538D #8DA053

tetradic

#538DA0 #8C53A0 #A06653 #67A053

square

#538DA0 #8C53A0 #A06653 #67A053

split-complementary

#538DA0 #A05367 #A08C53

monochromatic

#29464F #3E6978 #538DA0 #77A9B9 #A0C2CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#538DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#538DA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DA0

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DA0	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)

#828AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7681A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C9393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.067 221.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aebc',
    500: '#538da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538da0;
$custom-light: #88aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.805,
    "s": 31.687,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61103,
    "c": 0.0671,
    "h": 221.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DA0

secondary

#BB9E94

accent

#7A60C8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DA0

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

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