#535995#535995

#535995 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.096 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535995
RGB	rgb(83, 89, 149)
HSL	hsl(235, 28%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(235, 44%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 14.02, -33.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 36.55, 292.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.66% 0.0131 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(48.66% 0.096 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5628, 11.1531, 29.9188)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535995 #958F53

analogous

#537A95 #535995 #6E5395

triadic

#535995 #955359 #599553

tetradic

#535995 #95537A #958F53 #53956E

square

#535995 #95537A #958F53 #53956E

split-complementary

#535995 #956E53 #7A9553

monochromatic

#272A46 #3D426E #535995 #7479B1 #9B9FC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#535995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#535995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535995

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535995	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D6570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 89, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.096 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787b4',
    500: '#535995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535995;
$custom-light: #8787b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 28.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48664,
    "c": 0.09603,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535995

secondary

#B4B18F

accent

#BC63C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #535995

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

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