#536699#536699
#536699 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.084 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #536699 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 102, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 30%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 46%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.71, 7.09, -30.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.71, 30.87, 283.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.72% -0.0032 -0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.72% 0.084 267.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0666, 13.6408, 32.0226) |
| Luminance | 0.1364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.02
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.24
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.33
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.27
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.27
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#536699 #998653
analogous
#538999 #536699 #635399
triadic
#536699 #995366 #669953
tetradic
#536699 #995389 #998653 #539963
square
#536699 #995389 #998653 #539963
split-complementary
#536699 #996353 #899953
monochromatic
#28314A #3D4C71 #536699 #7586B4 #9DA9CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#536699 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#536699 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #536699
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##536699 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##536699 | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#546B9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D6498
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#397178
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #536699; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 102, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.084 267.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8791b7',
500: '#536699',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #536699; $custom-light: #8791b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#536699",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 102,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.714,
"s": 29.661,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51719,
"c": 0.08437,
"h": 267.8
},
"luminance": 0.13642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#536699
secondary
#B7AD91
accent
#AB62C6
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F6
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0C11
muted
#7C7D80