#536BC3#536BC3
#536BC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.139 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #536BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 107, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 48%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.4%, 45.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.36, 17.57, -48.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.36, 51.92, 289.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.26% -0.0002 -0.1392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.26% 0.139 269.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6720, 16.2931, 53.7801) |
| Luminance | 0.1630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.20
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.06
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 6.60
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 6.95
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#536BC3 #C3AB53
analogous
#53A3C3 #536BC3 #7353C3
triadic
#536BC3 #C3536B #6BC353
tetradic
#536BC3 #C353A3 #C3AB53 #53C373
square
#536BC3 #C353A3 #C3AB53 #53C373
split-complementary
#536BC3 #C37353 #A3C353
monochromatic
#283873 #384EA1 #536BC3 #8092D3 #AEB9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#536BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#536BC3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #536BC3
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##536BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##536BC3 | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4376C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#346CC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #536bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.139 269.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c95d6',
500: '#536bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #536bc3; $custom-light: #8c95d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#536bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 107,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.143,
"s": 48.276,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55257,
"c": 0.13922,
"h": 269.9
},
"luminance": 0.16295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#536BC3
secondary
#D1C6A1
accent
#BB50D8
background
#F9F9FD
surface
#F1F1FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0D0D14
muted
#7E7E83