#538EAF#538EAF

#538EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.079 H 234.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538EAF
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(202, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(202, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.37, -9.77, -23.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.37, 25.21, 247.20°)
OKLab	oklab(61.97% -0.046 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(61.97% 0.079 234.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9753, 24.2784, 44.1300)
Luminance	0.2428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538EAF #AF7453

analogous

#53AFA2 #538EAF #5360AF

triadic

#538EAF #AF538E #8EAF53

tetradic

#538EAF #A253AF #AF7453 #60AF53

square

#538EAF #A253AF #AF7453 #60AF53

split-complementary

#538EAF #AF5360 #AFA253

monochromatic

#2B4B5D #3E6D86 #538EAF #7DA9C2 #A7C5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#538EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#538EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538EAF

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538EAF	1.00	3.59	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7283AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B9799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.079 234.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aafc7',
    500: '#538eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538eaf;
$custom-light: #8aafc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.522,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61971,
    "c": 0.07938,
    "h": 234.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538EAF

secondary

#C3A99A

accent

#845BCD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538EAF

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

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