#538EA2#538EA2

#538EA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.069 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EA2
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(195, 32%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(195, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.88, -13.63, -16.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.88, 21.43, 230.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.42% -0.051 -0.0457)
OKLCH	oklch(61.42% 0.069 221.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7595, 23.7921, 37.7265)
Luminance	0.2379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EA2 #A26753

analogous

#53A28E #538EA2 #5366A2

triadic

#538EA2 #A2538E #8EA253

tetradic

#538EA2 #8E53A2 #A26753 #66A253

square

#538EA2 #8E53A2 #A26753 #66A253

split-complementary

#538EA2 #A25366 #A28E53

monochromatic

#2A4751 #3E6B7A #538EA2 #78A9BA #A1C3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#538EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#538EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EA2

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EA2	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)

#828BA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7682A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A9494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.069 221.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afbd',
    500: '#538ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ea2;
$custom-light: #88afbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.19,
    "s": 32.245,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61423,
    "c": 0.06851,
    "h": 221.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EA2

secondary

#BC9F95

accent

#7A5FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EA2

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

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