#536696#536696

#536696 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.080 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536696
RGB	rgb(83, 102, 150)
HSL	hsl(223, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(223, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 32%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, 6.17, -28.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 29.15, 282.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% -0.004 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.08 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8219, 13.5430, 30.7340)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536696 #968353

analogous

#538796 #536696 #615396

triadic

#536696 #965366 #669653

tetradic

#536696 #965387 #968353 #539661

square

#536696 #965387 #968353 #539661

split-complementary

#536696 #966153 #879653

monochromatic

#273047 #3D4B6F #536696 #7486B2 #9BA8C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#536696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#536696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536696

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536696	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B7077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 102, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.080 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8691b5',
    500: '#536696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536696;
$custom-light: #8691b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.985,
    "s": 28.755,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51561,
    "c": 0.07989,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536696

secondary

#B5AA90

accent

#A963C5

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536696

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

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