#535596#535596

#535596 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.103 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535596
RGB	rgb(83, 85, 150)
HSL	hsl(238, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 43.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 16.87, -36.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 39.77, 295.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.88% 0.0187 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(47.88% 0.103 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3192, 10.5374, 30.2331)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535596 #969453

analogous

#537696 #535596 #725396

triadic

#535596 #965355 #559653

tetradic

#535596 #965376 #969453 #539672

square

#535596 #965376 #969453 #539672

split-complementary

#535596 #967253 #769653

monochromatic

#272847 #3D3F6F #535596 #7476B2 #9B9DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#535596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#535596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535596

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535596	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D626E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 85, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.103 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8784b5',
    500: '#535596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535596;
$custom-light: #8784b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.209,
    "s": 28.755,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47882,
    "c": 0.10344,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535596

secondary

#B5B490

accent

#C263C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #535596

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

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