#538FA0#538FA0

#538FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.067 H 218.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FA0
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 160)
HSL	hsl(193, 32%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(193, 48%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 10.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.11, -14.75, -15.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.11, 21.07, 225.58°)
OKLab	oklab(61.58% -0.053 -0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(61.58% 0.067 218.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7325, 24.0204, 36.8475)
Luminance	0.2402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FA0 #A06453

analogous

#53A08B #538FA0 #5368A0

triadic

#538FA0 #A0538F #8FA053

tetradic

#538FA0 #8B53A0 #A06453 #68A053

square

#538FA0 #8B53A0 #A06453 #68A053

split-complementary

#538FA0 #A05368 #A08B53

monochromatic

#29474F #3E6B78 #538FA0 #77AAB9 #A0C3CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#538FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#538FA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FA0

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FA0	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#848CA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7883A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C9594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.067 218.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afbc',
    500: '#538fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fa0;
$custom-light: #88afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.247,
    "s": 31.687,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61582,
    "c": 0.06737,
    "h": 218.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FA0

secondary

#BB9D94

accent

#7760C8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FA0

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

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