#538DAF#538DAF

#538DAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.080 H 235.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538DAF
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 175)
HSL	hsl(202, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(202, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.07, -9.21, -23.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.07, 25.42, 248.77°)
OKLab	oklab(61.74% -0.0448 -0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(61.74% 0.08 235.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8272, 23.9822, 44.0806)
Luminance	0.2398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#538DAF #AF7553

analogous

#53AFA3 #538DAF #535FAF

triadic

#538DAF #AF538D #8DAF53

tetradic

#538DAF #A353AF #AF7553 #5FAF53

square

#538DAF #A353AF #AF7553 #5FAF53

split-complementary

#538DAF #AF535F #AFA353

monochromatic

#2B4A5D #3E6C86 #538DAF #7DA9C2 #A7C4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#538DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#538DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538DAF

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538DAF	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7082AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C9698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.080 235.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aaec7',
    500: '#538daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538daf;
$custom-light: #8aaec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.174,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61736,
    "c": 0.07976,
    "h": 235.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538DAF

secondary

#C3AA9A

accent

#855BCD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538DAF

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

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