#538FA2#538FA2

#538FA2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.069 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FA2
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 162)
HSL	hsl(194, 32%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(194, 49%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 11.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.18, -14.17, -16.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.18, 21.44, 228.62°)
OKLab	oklab(61.66% -0.0522 -0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(61.66% 0.069 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9089, 24.0910, 37.7763)
Luminance	0.2409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FA2 #A26653

analogous

#53A28D #538FA2 #5367A2

triadic

#538FA2 #A2538F #8FA253

tetradic

#538FA2 #8D53A2 #A26653 #67A253

square

#538FA2 #8D53A2 #A26653 #67A253

split-complementary

#538FA2 #A25367 #A28D53

monochromatic

#2A4851 #3E6B7A #538FA2 #78AABA #A1C4CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#538FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#538FA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FA2

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FA2	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)

#838CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7783A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A9595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.069 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88afbd',
    500: '#538fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fa2;
$custom-light: #88afbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.43,
    "s": 32.245,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61662,
    "c": 0.06858,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FA2

secondary

#BC9E95

accent

#795FC8

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FA2

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

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