#535AB8#535AB8

#535AB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.146 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535AB8
RGB	rgb(83, 90, 184)
HSL	hsl(236, 42%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(236, 55%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 51.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 24.60, -50.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 56.43, 295.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.0171 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.146 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8724, 12.6110, 46.9359)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535AB8 #B8B153

analogous

#538CB8 #535AB8 #7F53B8

triadic

#535AB8 #B8535A #5AB853

tetradic

#535AB8 #B8538C #B8B153 #53B87F

square

#535AB8 #B8538C #B8B153 #53B87F

split-complementary

#535AB8 #B87F53 #8CB853

monochromatic

#2A2E66 #3C4292 #535AB8 #7E84CA #AAADDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#535AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#535AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535AB8

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535AB8	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2968BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A60B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 90, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.146 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b88ce',
    500: '#535ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535ab8;
$custom-light: #8b88ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.842,
    "s": 41.564,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51105,
    "c": 0.14605,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535AB8

secondary

#C9C69D

accent

#C956D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #535AB8

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

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