#538DA8#538DA8

#538DA8 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.073 H 229.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DA8
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 168)
HSL	hsl(199, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(199, 51%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 16.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.80, -11.31, -20.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.80, 23.07, 240.63°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% -0.0474 -0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.073 229.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1574, 23.7143, 40.5533)
Luminance	0.2372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DA8 #A86E53

analogous

#53A899 #538DA8 #5363A8

triadic

#538DA8 #A8538D #8DA853

tetradic

#538DA8 #9953A8 #A86E53 #63A853

square

#538DA8 #9953A8 #A86E53 #63A853

split-complementary

#538DA8 #A85363 #A89953

monochromatic

#2B4856 #3F6B7F #538DA8 #7BA8BE #A4C3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#538DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#538DA8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DA8

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DA8	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)

#7F8BA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7382A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#259596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.073 229.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aec2',
    500: '#538da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538da8;
$custom-light: #89aec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.059,
    "s": 33.865,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61433,
    "c": 0.07322,
    "h": 229.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DA8

secondary

#BFA498

accent

#805ECA

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DA8

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

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