#536ACE#536ACE

#536ACE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.156 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536ACE
RGB	rgb(83, 106, 206)
HSL	hsl(229, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 48.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.75, 21.89, -54.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.75, 58.76, 291.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.0023 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.156 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8582, 16.6017, 60.5385)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536ACE #CEB753

analogous

#53A8CE #536ACE #7A53CE

triadic

#536ACE #CE536A #6ACE53

tetradic

#536ACE #CE53A8 #CEB753 #53CE7A

square

#536ACE #CE53A8 #CEB753 #53CE7A

split-complementary

#536ACE #CE7A53 #A8CE53

monochromatic

#253682 #334AB1 #536ACE #8393DC #B2BDE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#536ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#536ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536ACE

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536ACE	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3777D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 106, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.156 270.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.78,
    "s": 55.656,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55774,
    "c": 0.15593,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536ACE

secondary

#D8CEA5

accent

#C349DF

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536ACE

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

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