#535261#535261

#535261 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.024 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535261
RGB	rgb(83, 82, 97)
HSL	hsl(244, 8%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(244, 15%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 15.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 3.83, -8.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 9.36, 294.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.52% 0.0077 -0.0231)
OKLCH	oklch(44.52% 0.024 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7418, 8.7366, 12.5327)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535261 #606152

analogous

#525861 #535261 #5A5261

triadic

#535261 #615352 #526153

tetradic

#535261 #615258 #606152 #52615A

square

#535261 #615258 #606152 #52615A

split-complementary

#535261 #615A52 #586152

monochromatic

#1A1A1F #373640 #535261 #6F6E82 #8F8E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#535261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#535261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535261

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535261	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5462

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5361

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 82, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.024 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83828d',
    500: '#535261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535261;
$custom-light: #83828d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244,
    "s": 8.38,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44515,
    "c": 0.02438,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535261

secondary

#8D8E80

accent

#B176AD

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0A0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #535261

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

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