#538DA5#538DA5

#538DA5 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.071 H 226.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DA5
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 165)
HSL	hsl(198, 33%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(198, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 14.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.69, -12.20, -18.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.69, 22.20, 236.68°)
OKLab	oklab(61.31% -0.0486 -0.0514)
OKLCH	oklch(61.31% 0.071 226.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.8812, 23.6038, 39.0983)
Luminance	0.2361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#538DA5 #A56B53

analogous

#53A594 #538DA5 #5364A5

triadic

#538DA5 #A5538D #8DA553

tetradic

#538DA5 #9453A5 #A56B53 #64A553

square

#538DA5 #9453A5 #A56B53 #64A553

split-complementary

#538DA5 #A55364 #A59453

monochromatic

#2A4754 #3F6A7C #538DA5 #79A8BC #A2C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#538DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#538DA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DA5

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DA5	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808BA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7481A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#289495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.071 226.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aebf',
    500: '#538da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538da5;
$custom-light: #89aebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.561,
    "s": 33.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61307,
    "c": 0.07073,
    "h": 226.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DA5

secondary

#BEA296

accent

#7E5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DA5

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

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