#536BCD#536BCD

#536BCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.153 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536BCD
RGB	rgb(83, 107, 205)
HSL	hsl(228, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(228, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 47.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.96, 20.93, -53.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.96, 57.58, 291.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.0012 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.153 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8407, 16.7606, 59.9353)
Luminance	0.1676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536BCD #CDB553

analogous

#53A8CD #536BCD #7853CD

triadic

#536BCD #CD536B #6BCD53

tetradic

#536BCD #CD53A8 #CDB553 #53CD78

square

#536BCD #CD53A8 #CDB553 #53CD78

split-complementary

#536BCD #CD7853 #A8CD53

monochromatic

#253780 #334CB0 #536BCD #8294DB #B2BDE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#536BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#536BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536BCD

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536BCD	1.00	4.82	4.35	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A77D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.153 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e95dd',
    500: '#536bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536bcd;
$custom-light: #8e95dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.197,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55908,
    "c": 0.15326,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536BCD

secondary

#D7CDA5

accent

#C14ADE

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536BCD

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

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