#538DA3#538DA3

#538DA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.069 H 224.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DA3
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 163)
HSL	hsl(197, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(197, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 13.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.62, -12.78, -17.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.62, 21.69, 233.88°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% -0.0494 -0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.069 224.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7006, 23.5315, 38.1471)
Luminance	0.2353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DA3 #A36953

analogous

#53A391 #538DA3 #5365A3

triadic

#538DA3 #A3538D #8DA353

tetradic

#538DA3 #9153A3 #A36953 #65A353

square

#538DA3 #9153A3 #A36953 #65A353

split-complementary

#538DA3 #A35365 #A39153

monochromatic

#2A4752 #3E6A7A #538DA3 #79A8BB #A1C3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#538DA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#538DA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DA3

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DA3	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7581A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A9494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538da3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.069 224.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88aebe',
    500: '#538da3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538da3;
$custom-light: #88aebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538da3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.5,
    "s": 32.52,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61225,
    "c": 0.06919,
    "h": 224.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DA3

secondary

#BCA095

accent

#7C5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DA3

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

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