#538DAD#538DAD

#538DAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.078 H 234.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DAD
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 173)
HSL	hsl(201, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.99, -9.81, -22.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.99, 24.70, 246.60°)
OKLab	oklab(61.65% -0.0456 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(61.65% 0.078 234.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6322, 23.9042, 43.0538)
Luminance	0.2391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DAD #AD7353

analogous

#53ADA0 #538DAD #5360AD

triadic

#538DAD #AD538D #8DAD53

tetradic

#538DAD #A053AD #AD7353 #60AD53

square

#538DAD #A053AD #AD7353 #60AD53

split-complementary

#538DAD #AD5360 #ADA053

monochromatic

#2B4A5A #3F6B84 #538DAD #7CA8C1 #A6C4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#538DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#538DAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DAD

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DAD	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7182AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F9697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.078 234.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aec5',
    500: '#538dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dad;
$custom-light: #89aec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.333,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61648,
    "c": 0.0778,
    "h": 234.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DAD

secondary

#C2A89A

accent

#845CCB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DAD

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

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