#536CA5#536CA5

#536CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.095 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CA5
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(222, 33%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(222, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, 7.15, -33.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 34.28, 282.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.7% -0.0077 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.095 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7192, 15.2797, 37.7110)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CA5 #A58C53

analogous

#5395A5 #536CA5 #6353A5

triadic

#536CA5 #A5536C #6CA553

tetradic

#536CA5 #A55395 #A58C53 #53A563

square

#536CA5 #A55395 #A58C53 #53A563

split-complementary

#536CA5 #A56353 #95A553

monochromatic

#2A3754 #3F517C #536CA5 #798EBC #A2B0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#536CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#536CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CA5

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CA5	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5671A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6AA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#307881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.095 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8895c0',
    500: '#536ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ca5;
$custom-light: #8895c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.707,
    "s": 33.065,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53697,
    "c": 0.0947,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CA5

secondary

#BEB296

accent

#A95FC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CA5

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

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