#538DA2#538DA2

#538DA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.068 H 223.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DA2
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 162)
HSL	hsl(196, 32%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(196, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.58, -13.08, -17.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.58, 21.45, 232.43°)
OKLab	oklab(61.18% -0.0498 -0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(61.18% 0.068 223.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6113, 23.4958, 37.6771)
Luminance	0.2350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DA2 #A26853

analogous

#53A28F #538DA2 #5365A2

triadic

#538DA2 #A2538D #8DA253

tetradic

#538DA2 #8F53A2 #A26853 #65A253

square

#538DA2 #8F53A2 #A26853 #65A253

split-complementary

#538DA2 #A25365 #A28F53

monochromatic

#2A4751 #3E6A7A #538DA2 #78A8BA #A1C2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#538DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#538DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DA2

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DA2	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)

#818AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7581A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A9494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.068 223.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aebd',
    500: '#538da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538da2;
$custom-light: #88aebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.949,
    "s": 32.245,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61184,
    "c": 0.06847,
    "h": 223.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DA2

secondary

#BC9F95

accent

#7B5FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DA2

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

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