#538FAA#538FAA

#538FAA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.075 H 228.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FAA
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 170)
HSL	hsl(199, 34%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(199, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 15.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.47, -11.83, -20.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.47, 23.43, 239.68°)
OKLab	oklab(61.99% -0.0491 -0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(61.99% 0.075 228.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6428, 24.3845, 41.6413)
Luminance	0.2439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FAA #AA6E53

analogous

#53AA9A #538FAA #5364AA

triadic

#538FAA #AA538F #8FAA53

tetradic

#538FAA #9A53AA #AA6E53 #64AA53

square

#538FAA #9A53AA #AA6E53 #64AA53

split-complementary

#538FAA #AA5364 #AA9A53

monochromatic

#2B4A58 #3F6C81 #538FAA #7BAABF #A5C4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#538FAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#538FAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FAA

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FAA	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818DAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7583AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#229798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538faa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.075 228.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538faa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.621,
    "s": 34.387,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61991,
    "c": 0.07455,
    "h": 228.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.24386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FAA

secondary

#C0A599

accent

#7F5DCA

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FAA

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

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