#536ABE#536ABE
#536ABE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.133 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #536ABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 106, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 56%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.79, 16.53, -46.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.79, 49.70, 289.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.73% 0 -0.1334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.73% 0.133 270) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0125, 15.8634, 50.8180) |
| Luminance | 0.1587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.96
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.25
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.68
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 6.67
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.93
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#536ABE #BEA753
analogous
#539FBE #536ABE #7153BE
triadic
#536ABE #BE536A #6ABE53
tetradic
#536ABE #BE539F #BEA753 #53BE71
square
#536ABE #BE539F #BEA753 #53BE71
split-complementary
#536ABE #BE7153 #9FBE53
monochromatic
#29386D #3A4F9A #536ABE #7F90CF #ACB7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#536ABE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#536ABE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #536ABE
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##536ABE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##536ABE | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.17 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4574C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#376ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#117D8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #536abe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 106, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.133 270.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b94d2',
500: '#536abe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #536abe; $custom-light: #8b94d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#536abe",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 106,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.103,
"s": 45.148,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54734,
"c": 0.13339,
"h": 270
},
"luminance": 0.15865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#536ABE
secondary
#CDC39F
accent
#B953D5
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0D0D14
muted
#7D7E82