#536ABA#536ABA
#536ABA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.128 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #536ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 106, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.57, 15.21, -44.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.57, 47.42, 288.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.48% -0.0006 -0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.48% 0.128 269.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5813, 15.6910, 48.5470) |
| Luminance | 0.1569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.97
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.42
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.17
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.48
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 7.00
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#536ABA #BAA353
analogous
#539DBA #536ABA #6F53BA
triadic
#536ABA #BA536A #6ABA53
tetradic
#536ABA #BA539D #BAA353 #53BA6F
square
#536ABA #BA539D #BAA353 #53BA6F
split-complementary
#536ABA #BA6F53 #9DBA53
monochromatic
#2A3869 #3B4F94 #536ABA #7F90CC #AAB6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#536ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#536ABA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #536ABA
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##536ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##536ABA | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4873BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B6AB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#197C89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #536aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 106, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.128 269.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b94cf',
500: '#536aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #536aba; $custom-light: #8b94cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#536aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 106,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.602,
"s": 42.739,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54484,
"c": 0.12766,
"h": 269.7
},
"luminance": 0.15692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#536ABA
secondary
#CBC19E
accent
#B755D3
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E82