#538DAA#538DAA

#538DAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.075 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DAA
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 170)
HSL	hsl(200, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(200, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 17.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.88, -10.72, -21.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.88, 23.69, 243.11°)
OKLab	oklab(61.52% -0.0467 -0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(61.52% 0.075 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3452, 23.7894, 41.5421)
Luminance	0.2379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DAA #AA7053

analogous

#53AA9C #538DAA #5362AA

triadic

#538DAA #AA538D #8DAA53

tetradic

#538DAA #9C53AA #AA7053 #62AA53

square

#538DAA #9C53AA #AA7053 #62AA53

split-complementary

#538DAA #AA5362 #AA9C53

monochromatic

#2B4958 #3F6B81 #538DAA #7BA8BF #A5C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#538DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#538DAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DAA

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DAA	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7282AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#229596

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.075 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aec3',
    500: '#538daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538daa;
$custom-light: #89aec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61519,
    "c": 0.07499,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DAA

secondary

#C0A699

accent

#825DCA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DAA

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

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