#536B95#536B95
#536B95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.073 H 261.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #536B95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 107, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 28%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 44%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.97, 2.79, -25.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.97, 25.86, 276.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.64% -0.011 -0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.64% 0.073 261.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2480, 14.5235, 30.4805) |
| Luminance | 0.1452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.44
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.50
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.47
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.72
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 6.17
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#536B95 #957D53
analogous
#538C95 #536B95 #5C5395
triadic
#536B95 #95536B #6B9553
tetradic
#536B95 #95538C #957D53 #53955C
square
#536B95 #95538C #957D53 #53955C
split-complementary
#536B95 #955C53 #8C9553
monochromatic
#273346 #3D4F6E #536B95 #748AB1 #9BABC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#536B95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#536B95 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #536B95
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##536B95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##536B95 | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C6E97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#556894
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3B747A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #536b95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.073 261.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8695b4',
500: '#536b95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #536b95; $custom-light: #8695b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#536b95",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 107,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.182,
"s": 28.448,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5264,
"c": 0.0726,
"h": 261.3
},
"luminance": 0.14524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#536B95
secondary
#B4A78F
accent
#A163C5
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F1F6
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0D11
muted
#7C7E80