#536BD6#536BD6

#536BD6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.166 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536BD6
RGB	rgb(83, 107, 214)
HSL	hsl(229, 62%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 50%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 23.97, -57.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 62.63, 292.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% 0.0022 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.166 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9585, 17.2077, 65.8222)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536BD6 #D6BE53

analogous

#53ACD6 #536BD6 #7D53D6

triadic

#536BD6 #D6536B #6BD653

tetradic

#536BD6 #D653AC #D6BE53 #53D67D

square

#536BD6 #D653AC #D6BE53 #53D67D

split-complementary

#536BD6 #D67D53 #ACD653

monochromatic

#22358D #2D48BE #536BD6 #8496E2 #B6C0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#536BD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#536BD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536BD6

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536BD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536BD6	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3179DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#106ED4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536bd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 107, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.166 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f95e3',
    500: '#536bd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536bd6;
$custom-light: #8f95e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536bd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.008,
    "s": 61.502,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56517,
    "c": 0.16571,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536BD6

secondary

#DCD3A8

accent

#C743E5

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F2F1FC

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #536BD6

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

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