#536BAD#536BAD

#536BAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.108 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536BAD
RGB	rgb(83, 107, 173)
HSL	hsl(224, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(224, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 10.33, -38.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 39.41, 285.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.92% -0.0045 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(53.92% 0.108 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.3653, 15.3704, 41.6315)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536BAD #AD9553

analogous

#5398AD #536BAD #6853AD

triadic

#536BAD #AD536B #6BAD53

tetradic

#536BAD #AD5398 #AD9553 #53AD68

square

#536BAD #AD5398 #AD9553 #53AD68

split-complementary

#536BAD #AD6853 #98AD53

monochromatic

#2B385A #3F5184 #536BAD #7C8FC1 #A6B2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#536BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#536BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536BAD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536BAD	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.108 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8995c6',
    500: '#536bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536bad;
$custom-light: #8995c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53924,
    "c": 0.10758,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536BAD

secondary

#C2B79A

accent

#AE5CCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536BAD

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

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