#535E99#535E99

#535E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.095 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#535E99
RGB	rgb(83, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(231, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(231, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.44, 12.10, -33.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.44, 35.73, 289.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.0074 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.095 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.3180, 12.1436, 31.7730)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#535E99 #998E53

analogous

#538199 #535E99 #6B5399

triadic

#535E99 #99535E #5E9953

tetradic

#535E99 #995381 #998E53 #53996B

square

#535E99 #995381 #998E53 #53996B

split-complementary

#535E99 #996B53 #819953

monochromatic

#282D4A #3D4671 #535E99 #757FB4 #9DA4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#535E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#535E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #535E99

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##535E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##535E99	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49659B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #535e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.095 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bb7',
    500: '#535e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #535e99;
$custom-light: #878bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#535e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.571,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49966,
    "c": 0.095,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#535E99

secondary

#B7B191

accent

#B662C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #535E99

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

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