#539BB3#539BB3
#539BB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.080 H 222.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #539BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 155, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 39%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 54%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 13.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.37, -15.70, -19.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.37, 24.95, 231.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.21% -0.0597 -0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.21% 0.08 222) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4222, 28.5343, 46.9124) |
| Luminance | 0.2854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.65
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.48
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.63
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#539BB3 #B36B53
analogous
#53B39B #539BB3 #536BB3
triadic
#539BB3 #B3539B #9BB353
tetradic
#539BB3 #9B53B3 #B36B53 #6BB353
square
#539BB3 #9B53B3 #B36B53 #6BB353
split-complementary
#539BB3 #B3536B #B39B53
monochromatic
#2B5361 #3E788B #539BB3 #7DB4C6 #A8CCD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#539BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.71
#539BB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #539BB3
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##539BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##539BB3 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.71 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D98B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8DB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#09A3A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #539bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 155, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.080 222.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bb8c9',
500: '#539bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #539bb3; $custom-light: #8bb8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#539bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 155,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195,
"s": 38.71,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65207,
"c": 0.08036,
"h": 222
},
"luminance": 0.28536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#539BB3
secondary
#C6A69C
accent
#7759CF
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082