#538FAC#538FAC

#538FAC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.076 H 230.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FAC
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 172)
HSL	hsl(200, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(200, 52%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 16.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.55, -11.23, -21.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.55, 24.04, 242.15°)
OKLab	oklab(62.08% -0.0483 -0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(62.08% 0.076 230.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8334, 24.4608, 42.6453)
Luminance	0.2446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FAC #AC7053

analogous

#53AC9D #538FAC #5362AC

triadic

#538FAC #AC538F #8FAC53

tetradic

#538FAC #9D53AC #AC7053 #62AC53

square

#538FAC #9D53AC #AC7053 #62AC53

split-complementary

#538FAC #AC5362 #AC9D53

monochromatic

#2B4A59 #3F6D83 #538FAC #7CAAC0 #A6C5D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#538FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#538FAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FAC

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FAC	1.00	3.56	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7483AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F9798

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.076 230.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89afc4',
    500: '#538fac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fac;
$custom-light: #89afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.551,
    "s": 34.902,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62076,
    "c": 0.07628,
    "h": 230.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FAC

secondary

#C1A699

accent

#815DCB

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1012

muted

#7D7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FAC

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

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