#536ACD#536ACD

#536ACD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.155 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536ACD
RGB	rgb(83, 106, 205)
HSL	hsl(229, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 48.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.69, 21.55, -54.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.69, 58.20, 291.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.0022 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.155 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7371, 16.5533, 59.9008)
Luminance	0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536ACD #CDB653

analogous

#53A7CD #536ACD #7953CD

triadic

#536ACD #CD536A #6ACD53

tetradic

#536ACD #CD53A7 #CDB653 #53CD79

square

#536ACD #CD53A7 #CDB653 #53CD79

split-complementary

#536ACD #CD7953 #A7CD53

monochromatic

#253680 #334BB0 #536ACD #8293DB #B2BCE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#536ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#536ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536ACD

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536ACD	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3877D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008092

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 106, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.155 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e94dd',
    500: '#536acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536acd;
$custom-light: #8e94dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.689,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55707,
    "c": 0.15454,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536ACD

secondary

#D7CEA5

accent

#C24ADE

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536ACD

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

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