#535E8A#535E8A

#535E8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.072 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535E8A
RGB	rgb(83, 94, 138)
HSL	hsl(228, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(228, 40%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 31.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 7.51, -25.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 26.84, 286.26°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.0035 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.072 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1561, 11.6788, 25.6536)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535E8A #8A7F53

analogous

#53798A #535E8A #63538A

triadic

#535E8A #8A535E #5E8A53

tetradic

#535E8A #8A5379 #8A7F53 #538A63

square

#535E8A #8A5379 #8A7F53 #538A63

split-complementary

#535E8A #8A6353 #798A53

monochromatic

#252A3E #3C4464 #535E8A #717CA9 #979FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#535E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#535E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535E8A

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535E8A	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F628C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5E89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42676E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 94, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.072 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bac',
    500: '#535e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535e8a;
$custom-light: #858bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 24.887,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49149,
    "c": 0.07203,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535E8A

secondary

#AEA78B

accent

#AF66C1

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #535E8A

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

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