#538EA0#538EA0

#538EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.067 H 219.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EA0
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(194, 32%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(194, 48%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.81, -14.20, -15.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.81, 21.03, 227.51°)
OKLab	oklab(61.34% -0.0518 -0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(61.34% 0.067 219.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5831, 23.7215, 36.7976)
Luminance	0.2372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EA0 #A06553

analogous

#53A08B #538EA0 #5367A0

triadic

#538EA0 #A0538E #8EA053

tetradic

#538EA0 #8B53A0 #A06553 #67A053

square

#538EA0 #8B53A0 #A06553 #67A053

split-complementary

#538EA0 #A05367 #A08B53

monochromatic

#29464F #3E6A78 #538EA0 #77A9B9 #A0C3CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#538EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#538EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EA0

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EA0	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838BA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7782A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C9494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.067 219.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afbc',
    500: '#538ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ea0;
$custom-light: #88afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.026,
    "s": 31.687,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61343,
    "c": 0.06721,
    "h": 219.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EA0

secondary

#BB9D94

accent

#7860C8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EA0

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

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