#536596#536596

#536596 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.081 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536596
RGB	rgb(83, 101, 150)
HSL	hsl(224, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(224, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 6.79, -28.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 29.72, 283.20°)
OKLab	oklab(51.34% -0.0027 -0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(51.34% 0.081 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7243, 13.3476, 30.7014)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536596 #968453

analogous

#538696 #536596 #635396

triadic

#536596 #965365 #659653

tetradic

#536596 #965386 #968453 #539663

square

#536596 #965386 #968453 #539663

split-complementary

#536596 #966353 #869653

monochromatic

#273047 #3D4A6F #536596 #7485B2 #9BA7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#536596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#536596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536596

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536596	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 101, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.081 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8690b5',
    500: '#536596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536596;
$custom-light: #8690b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.881,
    "s": 28.755,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51338,
    "c": 0.08114,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536596

secondary

#B5AB90

accent

#AB63C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536596

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

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