#536C8D#536C8D

#536C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.060 H 255.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536C8D
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 141)
HSL	hsl(214, 26%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(214, 41%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.92, -0.21, -21.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.92, 21.02, 269.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% -0.015 -0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.06 255.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7360, 14.4865, 27.2665)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536C8D #8D7453

analogous

#53898D #536C8D #57538D

triadic

#536C8D #8D536C #6C8D53

tetradic

#536C8D #8D5389 #8D7453 #538D57

square

#536C8D #8D5389 #8D7453 #538D57

split-complementary

#536C8D #8D5753 #898D53

monochromatic

#263140 #3C4E66 #536C8D #718BAC #98AAC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#536C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#536C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536C8D

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536C8D	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606D8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59688C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F7377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.060 255.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696ae',
    500: '#536c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536c8d;
$custom-light: #8696ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.138,
    "s": 25.893,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52485,
    "c": 0.06025,
    "h": 255.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536C8D

secondary

#B0A08C

accent

#9A66C2

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF1F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #536C8D

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

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