#538EAA#538EAA

#538EAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.075 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EAA
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 170)
HSL	hsl(199, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(199, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 16.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.17, -11.27, -20.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.17, 23.55, 241.40°)
OKLab	oklab(61.76% -0.0479 -0.0574)
OKLCH	oklch(61.76% 0.075 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4933, 24.0856, 41.5915)
Luminance	0.2409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EAA #AA6F53

analogous

#53AA9A #538EAA #5363AA

triadic

#538EAA #AA538E #8EAA53

tetradic

#538EAA #9A53AA #AA6F53 #63AA53

square

#538EAA #9A53AA #AA6F53 #63AA53

split-complementary

#538EAA #AA5363 #AA9A53

monochromatic

#2B4958 #3F6C81 #538EAA #7BA9BF #A5C4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#538EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#538EAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EAA

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EAA	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808CAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7383AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#229697

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.075 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89afc3',
    500: '#538eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538eaa;
$custom-light: #89afc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.31,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61755,
    "c": 0.07475,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EAA

secondary

#C0A599

accent

#805DCA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EAA

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

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