#536998#536998

#536998 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.079 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536998
RGB	rgb(83, 105, 152)
HSL	hsl(221, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(221, 45%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 30.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, 4.93, -28.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 28.61, 279.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% -0.0074 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.079 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2845, 14.2083, 31.6895)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536998 #988253

analogous

#538B98 #536998 #5F5398

triadic

#536998 #985369 #699853

tetradic

#536998 #98538B #988253 #53985F

square

#536998 #98538B #988253 #53985F

split-complementary

#536998 #985F53 #8B9853

monochromatic

#283249 #3D4E70 #536998 #7589B3 #9CABC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#536998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#536998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536998

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536998	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A737A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 105, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.079 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8793b6',
    500: '#536998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536998;
$custom-light: #8793b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.87,
    "s": 29.362,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52338,
    "c": 0.07924,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536998

secondary

#B6AA91

accent

#A662C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536998

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

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