#538FAF#538FAF

#538FAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.079 H 233.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538FAF
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 175)
HSL	hsl(201, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(201, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 18.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.66, -10.33, -22.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.66, 25.02, 245.62°)
OKLab	oklab(62.21% -0.0472 -0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(62.21% 0.079 233.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1248, 24.5773, 44.1798)
Luminance	0.2458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538FAF #AF7353

analogous

#53AFA1 #538FAF #5361AF

triadic

#538FAF #AF538F #8FAF53

tetradic

#538FAF #A153AF #AF7353 #61AF53

square

#538FAF #A153AF #AF7353 #61AF53

split-complementary

#538FAF #AF5361 #AFA153

monochromatic

#2B4B5D #3E6D86 #538FAF #7DAAC2 #A7C5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#538FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#538FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538FAF

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538FAF	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7384AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B9899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.079 233.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8aafc7',
    500: '#538faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538faf;
$custom-light: #8aafc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.87,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62206,
    "c": 0.07903,
    "h": 233.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538FAF

secondary

#C3A99A

accent

#835BCD

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0C1013

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #538FAF

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

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