#538EA4#538EA4

#538EA4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.070 H 224.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EA4
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 164)
HSL	hsl(196, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(196, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 13.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.95, -13.04, -17.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.95, 21.89, 233.43°)
OKLab	oklab(61.5% -0.0502 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(61.5% 0.07 224.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9386, 23.8637, 38.6702)
Luminance	0.2387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EA4 #A46953

analogous

#53A491 #538EA4 #5365A4

triadic

#538EA4 #A4538E #8EA453

tetradic

#538EA4 #9153A4 #A46953 #65A453

square

#538EA4 #9153A4 #A46953 #65A453

split-complementary

#538EA4 #A45365 #A49153

monochromatic

#2A4853 #3E6B7B #538EA4 #79A9BB #A2C3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#538EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#538EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EA4

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EA4	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)

#828BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7682A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#289595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.070 224.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89afbf',
    500: '#538ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538ea4;
$custom-light: #89afbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.296,
    "s": 32.794,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61504,
    "c": 0.06991,
    "h": 224.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EA4

secondary

#BDA096

accent

#7C5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F7

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EA4

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

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