#536AAD#536AAD

#536AAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.109 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536AAD
RGB	rgb(83, 106, 173)
HSL	hsl(225, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(225, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 10.95, -38.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 40.00, 285.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% -0.0033 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.109 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2617, 15.1631, 41.5969)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536AAD #AD9653

analogous

#5397AD #536AAD #6953AD

triadic

#536AAD #AD536A #6AAD53

tetradic

#536AAD #AD5397 #AD9653 #53AD69

square

#536AAD #AD5397 #AD9653 #53AD69

split-complementary

#536AAD #AD6953 #97AD53

monochromatic

#2B375A #3F5184 #536AAD #7C8EC1 #A6B2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#536AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#536AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536AAD

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536AAD	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5071B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4669AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A7883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 106, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.109 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8994c6',
    500: '#536aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536aad;
$custom-light: #8994c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.667,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53708,
    "c": 0.10885,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536AAD

secondary

#C2B89A

accent

#AF5CCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536AAD

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

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