#538EA3#538EA3

#538EA3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.069 H 223.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EA3
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 163)
HSL	hsl(196, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(196, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 12.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.91, -13.34, -17.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.91, 21.66, 231.99°)
OKLab	oklab(61.46% -0.0506 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(61.46% 0.069 223)
XYZ	xyz(19.8487, 23.8278, 38.1965)
Luminance	0.2383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EA3 #A36853

analogous

#53A390 #538EA3 #5366A3

triadic

#538EA3 #A3538E #8EA353

tetradic

#538EA3 #9053A3 #A36853 #66A353

square

#538EA3 #9053A3 #A36853 #66A353

split-complementary

#538EA3 #A35366 #A39053

monochromatic

#2A4752 #3E6B7A #538EA3 #79A9BB #A1C3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#538EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#538EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EA3

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EA3	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7682A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#299595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.069 223.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afbe',
    500: '#538ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ea3;
$custom-light: #88afbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.75,
    "s": 32.52,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61463,
    "c": 0.0692,
    "h": 223
  },
  "luminance": 0.23829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EA3

secondary

#BCA095

accent

#7B5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EA3

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

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