#536AC5#536AC5

#536AC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.143 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536AC5
RGB	rgb(83, 106, 197)
HSL	hsl(228, 50%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(228, 58%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 46.2%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 18.87, -50.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 53.68, 290.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.0011 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.143 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7960, 16.1768, 54.9445)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536AC5 #C5AE53

analogous

#53A3C5 #536AC5 #7553C5

triadic

#536AC5 #C5536A #6AC553

tetradic

#536AC5 #C553A3 #C5AE53 #53C575

square

#536AC5 #C553A3 #C5AE53 #53C575

split-complementary

#536AC5 #C57553 #A3C553

monochromatic

#283876 #374DA4 #536AC5 #8192D4 #AFB9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#536AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#536AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536AC5

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536AC5	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4075C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6BC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 106, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.143 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94d7',
    500: '#536ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ac5;
$custom-light: #8c94d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.895,
    "s": 49.565,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5518,
    "c": 0.14332,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536AC5

secondary

#D2C8A2

accent

#BD4FD9

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536AC5

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

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