#535BCD#535BCD

#535BCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.174 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535BCD
RGB	rgb(83, 91, 205)
HSL	hsl(236, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(236, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 55.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 30.92, -60.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 67.74, 297.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% 0.0172 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.174 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.3242, 13.7276, 59.4298)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535BCD #CDC553

analogous

#5398CD #535BCD #8853CD

triadic

#535BCD #CD535B #5BCD53

tetradic

#535BCD #CD5398 #CDC553 #53CD88

square

#535BCD #CD5398 #CDC553 #53CD88

split-complementary

#535BCD #CD8853 #98CD53

monochromatic

#252B80 #333BB0 #535BCD #8288DB #B2B5E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#535BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#535BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535BCD

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535BCD	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00768B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 91, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.174 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e89dd',
    500: '#535bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535bcd;
$custom-light: #8e89dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.066,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52806,
    "c": 0.17381,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535BCD

secondary

#D7D4A5

accent

#D54ADE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2F0FB

border

#CCCBD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #535BCD

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

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