#538DA4#538DA4

#538DA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.070 H 225.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DA4
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 164)
HSL	hsl(197, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(197, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 14%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.65, -12.49, -18.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.65, 21.94, 235.29°)
OKLab	oklab(61.27% -0.049 -0.0499)
OKLCH	oklch(61.27% 0.07 225.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7905, 23.5675, 38.6209)
Luminance	0.2357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DA4 #A46A53

analogous

#53A492 #538DA4 #5364A4

triadic

#538DA4 #A4538D #8DA453

tetradic

#538DA4 #9253A4 #A46A53 #64A453

square

#538DA4 #9253A4 #A46A53 #64A453

split-complementary

#538DA4 #A45364 #A49253

monochromatic

#2A4753 #3E6A7B #538DA4 #79A8BB #A2C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#538DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#538DA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DA4

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DA4	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)

#808BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7581A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#299494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.070 225.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aebf',
    500: '#538da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538da4;
$custom-light: #89aebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.037,
    "s": 32.794,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61266,
    "c": 0.06995,
    "h": 225.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DA4

secondary

#BDA196

accent

#7D5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DA4

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

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