#538DAE#538DAE

#538DAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.079 H 235.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DAE
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 174)
HSL	hsl(202, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(202, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.03, -9.51, -23.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.03, 25.06, 247.70°)
OKLab	oklab(61.69% -0.0452 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(61.69% 0.079 235)
XYZ	xyz(20.7293, 23.9430, 43.5653)
Luminance	0.2394 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538DAE #AE7453

analogous

#53AEA1 #538DAE #5360AE

triadic

#538DAE #AE538D #8DAE53

tetradic

#538DAE #A153AE #AE7453 #60AE53

square

#538DAE #A153AE #AE7453 #60AE53

split-complementary

#538DAE #AE5360 #AEA153

monochromatic

#2B4A5C #3F6C85 #538DAE #7DA9C2 #A6C4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#538DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#538DAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DAE

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DAE	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7182AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D9698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.079 235.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89aec6',
    500: '#538dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538dae;
$custom-light: #89aec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.758,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61692,
    "c": 0.07877,
    "h": 235
  },
  "luminance": 0.23945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DAE

secondary

#C3A99A

accent

#845CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DAE

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

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