#535B8A#535B8A

#535B8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.076 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535B8A
RGB	rgb(83, 91, 138)
HSL	hsl(231, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(231, 40%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.84, 9.40, -27.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.84, 28.69, 289.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% 0.0077 -0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.076 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8945, 11.1556, 25.5664)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535B8A #8A8253

analogous

#53768A #535B8A #66538A

triadic

#535B8A #8A535B #5B8A53

tetradic

#535B8A #8A5376 #8A8253 #538A66

square

#535B8A #8A5376 #8A8253 #538A66

split-complementary

#535B8A #8A6653 #768A53

monochromatic

#25293E #3C4264 #535B8A #7179A9 #979DC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#535B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#535B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535B8A

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535B8A	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)

#4B608C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42646C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 91, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.076 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589ac',
    500: '#535b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535b8a;
$custom-light: #8589ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.273,
    "s": 24.887,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48484,
    "c": 0.07622,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535B8A

secondary

#AEA98B

accent

#B466C1

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #535B8A

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

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