#538DA7#538DA7

#538DA7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.072 H 228.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DA7
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 167)
HSL	hsl(199, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 15.6%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.76, -11.61, -19.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.76, 22.77, 239.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.39% -0.0478 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(61.39% 0.072 228.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0646, 23.6772, 40.0645)
Luminance	0.2368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DA7 #A76D53

analogous

#53A797 #538DA7 #5363A7

triadic

#538DA7 #A7538D #8DA753

tetradic

#538DA7 #9753A7 #A76D53 #63A753

square

#538DA7 #9753A7 #A76D53 #63A753

split-complementary

#538DA7 #A75363 #A79753

monochromatic

#2A4855 #3F6A7E #538DA7 #7AA8BD #A3C3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#538DA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#538DA7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DA7

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DA7	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808BA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7382A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#269495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538da7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.072 228.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aec1',
    500: '#538da7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538da7;
$custom-light: #89aec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538da7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.571,
    "s": 33.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61391,
    "c": 0.07237,
    "h": 228.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DA7

secondary

#BFA397

accent

#7F5ECA

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DA7

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

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