#538DA9#538DA9

#538DA9 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.074 H 230.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DA9
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 169)
HSL	hsl(200, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 51%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.84, -11.01, -20.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.84, 23.38, 241.89°)
OKLab	oklab(61.48% -0.0471 -0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(61.48% 0.074 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2510, 23.7517, 41.0458)
Luminance	0.2375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DA9 #A96F53

analogous

#53A99A #538DA9 #5362A9

triadic

#538DA9 #A9538D #8DA953

tetradic

#538DA9 #9A53A9 #A96F53 #62A953

square

#538DA9 #9A53A9 #A96F53 #62A953

split-complementary

#538DA9 #A95362 #A99A53

monochromatic

#2B4957 #3F6B80 #538DA9 #7BA8BE #A4C3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#538DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#538DA9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DA9

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DA9	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8BAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7382A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#249596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.074 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aec2',
    500: '#538da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538da9;
$custom-light: #89aec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.535,
    "s": 34.127,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61476,
    "c": 0.07409,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DA9

secondary

#C0A598

accent

#815ECA

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DA9

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

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