#536AA6#536AA6

#536AA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.099 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536AA6
RGB	rgb(83, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(223, 33%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(223, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 8.70, -34.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 36.00, 283.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.31% -0.0049 -0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(53.31% 0.099 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6020, 14.8992, 38.1227)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536AA6 #A68F53

analogous

#5394A6 #536AA6 #6653A6

triadic

#536AA6 #A6536A #6AA653

tetradic

#536AA6 #A65394 #A68F53 #53A666

square

#536AA6 #A65394 #A68F53 #53A666

split-complementary

#536AA6 #A66653 #94A653

monochromatic

#2A3654 #3F507D #536AA6 #7A8CBC #A3AFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#536AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#536AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536AA6

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536AA6	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5370A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A68A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#307780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.099 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8894c0',
    500: '#536aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536aa6;
$custom-light: #8894c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.373,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53311,
    "c": 0.09861,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536AA6

secondary

#BEB397

accent

#AC5EC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #536AA6

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

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