#538FAE#538FAE

#538FAE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.078 H 232.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FAE
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(200, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(200, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.62, -10.63, -22.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.62, 24.68, 244.49°)
OKLab	oklab(62.16% -0.0476 -0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(62.16% 0.078 232.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0269, 24.5382, 43.6645)
Luminance	0.2454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FAE #AE7253

analogous

#53AEA0 #538FAE #5361AE

triadic

#538FAE #AE538F #8FAE53

tetradic

#538FAE #A053AE #AE7253 #61AE53

square

#538FAE #A053AE #AE7253 #61AE53

split-complementary

#538FAE #AE5361 #AEA053

monochromatic

#2B4B5C #3F6D85 #538FAE #7DAAC2 #A6C5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#538FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#538FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FAE

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FAE	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7384AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C9799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.078 232.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aafc6',
    500: '#538fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538fae;
$custom-light: #8aafc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.44,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62162,
    "c": 0.0781,
    "h": 232.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FAE

secondary

#C3A89A

accent

#825CCC

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FAE

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

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