#536BB8#536BB8

#536BB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.124 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536BB8
RGB	rgb(83, 107, 184)
HSL	hsl(226, 42%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(226, 55%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 13.92, -43.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 45.67, 287.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% -0.0022 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.124 269)
XYZ	xyz(17.4738, 15.8138, 47.4697)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536BB8 #B8A053

analogous

#539DB8 #536BB8 #6E53B8

triadic

#536BB8 #B8536B #6BB853

tetradic

#536BB8 #B8539D #B8A053 #53B86E

square

#536BB8 #B8539D #B8A053 #53B86E

split-complementary

#536BB8 #B86E53 #9DB853

monochromatic

#2A3966 #3C5092 #536BB8 #7E90CA #AAB6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#536BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#536BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536BB8

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536BB8	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B74BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6BB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C7C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.124 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95ce',
    500: '#536bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536bb8;
$custom-light: #8a95ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.743,
    "s": 41.564,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54573,
    "c": 0.12351,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.15815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536BB8

secondary

#C9BF9D

accent

#B456D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536BB8

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

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