#535D7C#535D7C
#535D7C is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.052 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #535D7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 93, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 20%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 33%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.1%, 25%, 0%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.79, 4.08, -18.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.79, 19.12, 282.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.23% 0.0005 -0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.23% 0.052 270.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1187, 11.1225, 20.6259) |
| Luminance | 0.1112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.82
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.37
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.95
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.68
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 8.55
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 9.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#535D7C #7C7253
analogous
#53717C #535D7C #5D537C
triadic
#535D7C #7C535D #5D7C53
tetradic
#535D7C #7C5371 #7C7253 #537C5D
square
#535D7C #7C5371 #7C7253 #537C5D
split-complementary
#535D7C #7C5D53 #717C53
monochromatic
#222633 #3A4257 #535D7C #6E7A9E #939CB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.51
#535D7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#535D7C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #535D7C
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##535D7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##535D7C | 1.00 | 6.51 | 3.22 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#53607D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#505C7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#486368
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #535d7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 93, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.052 270.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#848aa2',
500: '#535d7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #535d7c; $custom-light: #848aa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#535d7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 93,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.366,
"s": 19.807,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48232,
"c": 0.05165,
"h": 270.5
},
"luminance": 0.11123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#535D7C
secondary
#A49D87
accent
#A96BBC
background
#F8F8F9
surface
#EFF0F2
border
#CACBCC
text
#0B0B0F
muted
#7C7C7E