#538EAE#538EAE

#538EAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.078 H 233.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EAE
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 174)
HSL	hsl(201, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(201, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, -10.07, -22.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 24.86, 246.10°)
OKLab	oklab(61.93% -0.0464 -0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(61.93% 0.078 233.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8775, 24.2393, 43.6147)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EAE #AE7353

analogous

#53AEA0 #538EAE #5360AE

triadic

#538EAE #AE538E #8EAE53

tetradic

#538EAE #A053AE #AE7353 #60AE53

square

#538EAE #A053AE #AE7353 #60AE53

split-complementary

#538EAE #AE5360 #AEA053

monochromatic

#2B4A5C #3F6C85 #538EAE #7DA9C2 #A6C5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#538EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#538EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EAE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EAE	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7283AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D9798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.078 233.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89afc6',
    500: '#538eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538eae;
$custom-light: #89afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.099,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61927,
    "c": 0.07841,
    "h": 233.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EAE

secondary

#C3A89A

accent

#835CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EAE

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

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