#535B7F#535B7F

#535B7F is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.059 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535B7F
RGB	rgb(83, 91, 127)
HSL	hsl(229, 21%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(229, 35%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 28.3%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 6.18, -21.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 22.09, 286.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.92% 0.0044 -0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(47.92% 0.059 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1380, 10.8531, 21.5826)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535B7F #7F7753

analogous

#53717F #535B7F #61537F

triadic

#535B7F #7F535B #5B7F53

tetradic

#535B7F #7F5371 #7F7753 #537F61

square

#535B7F #7F5371 #7F7753 #537F61

split-complementary

#535B7F #7F6153 #717F53

monochromatic

#232635 #3B405A #535B7F #6F78A1 #949AB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#535B7F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#535B7F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535B7F

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535B7F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535B7F	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505F81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5B7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535b7f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 91, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.059 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589a4',
    500: '#535b7f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535b7f;
$custom-light: #8589a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535b7f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.091,
    "s": 20.952,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47922,
    "c": 0.05904,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535B7F

secondary

#A6A188

accent

#AE6ABE

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0B0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #535B7F

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

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