#536997#536997

#536997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.078 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536997
RGB	rgb(83, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(221, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(221, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 4.62, -27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 28.04, 279.49°)
OKLab	oklab(52.29% -0.0077 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(52.29% 0.078 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2030, 14.1757, 31.2599)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536997 #978153

analogous

#538B97 #536997 #5F5397

triadic

#536997 #975369 #699753

tetradic

#536997 #97538B #978153 #53975F

square

#536997 #97538B #978153 #53975F

split-complementary

#536997 #975F53 #8B9753

monochromatic

#283248 #3D4E70 #536997 #7489B3 #9CAAC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#536997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#536997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536997

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536997	1.00	5.48	3.84	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A7379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.078 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8793b5',
    500: '#536997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536997;
$custom-light: #8793b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.588,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52287,
    "c": 0.07778,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536997

secondary

#B6AA90

accent

#A562C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536997

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

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