#535E7C#535E7C

#535E7C is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.050 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535E7C
RGB	rgb(83, 94, 124)
HSL	hsl(224, 20%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(224, 33%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 24.2%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, 3.46, -18.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 18.55, 280.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% -0.001 -0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.05 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2070, 11.2992, 20.6554)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535E7C #7C7153

analogous

#53727C #535E7C #5C537C

triadic

#535E7C #7C535E #5E7C53

tetradic

#535E7C #7C5372 #7C7153 #537C5C

square

#535E7C #7C5372 #7C7153 #537C5C

split-complementary

#535E7C #7C5C53 #727C53

monochromatic

#222633 #3A4257 #535E7C #6E7B9E #939CB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#535E7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#535E7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535E7C

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535E7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535E7C	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#54607D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515D7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#486468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535e7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 94, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.050 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848ba2',
    500: '#535e7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535e7c;
$custom-light: #848ba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535e7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.902,
    "s": 19.807,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48461,
    "c": 0.05037,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535E7C

secondary

#A49C87

accent

#A76BBC

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0F

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #535E7C

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

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