#535C8F#535C8F

#535C8F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.083 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535C8F
RGB	rgb(83, 92, 143)
HSL	hsl(231, 27%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(231, 42%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 35.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.37, 10.28, -29.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.37, 31.05, 289.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.0076 -0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.083 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3509, 11.4759, 27.5456)
Luminance	0.1148 (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

#535C8F #8F8653

analogous

#537A8F #535C8F #68538F

triadic

#535C8F #8F535C #5C8F53

tetradic

#535C8F #8F537A #8F8653 #538F68

square

#535C8F #8F537A #8F8653 #538F68

split-complementary

#535C8F #8F6853 #7A8F53

monochromatic

#262A42 #3D4368 #535C8F #727BAD #999FC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#535C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#535C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535C8F

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535C8F	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465D8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40666F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 92, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.083 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868ab0',
    500: '#535c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535c8f;
$custom-light: #868ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231,
    "s": 26.549,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48973,
    "c": 0.08252,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535C8F

secondary

#B1AB8D

accent

#B565C3

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #535C8F

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

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