#536CAE#536CAE

#536CAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.108 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CAE
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(224, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(224, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 10.03, -38.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 39.38, 284.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% -0.0055 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.108 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5673, 15.6190, 42.1779)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CAE #AE9553

analogous

#539AAE #536CAE #6753AE

triadic

#536CAE #AE536C #6CAE53

tetradic

#536CAE #AE539A #AE9553 #53AE67

square

#536CAE #AE539A #AE9553 #53AE67

split-complementary

#536CAE #AE6753 #9AAE53

monochromatic

#2B385C #3F5285 #536CAE #7D90C2 #A6B3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#536CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#536CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CAE

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CAE	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5272B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#287A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.108 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8995c6',
    500: '#536cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cae;
$custom-light: #8995c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.516,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54199,
    "c": 0.1078,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CAE

secondary

#C3B89A

accent

#AD5CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CAE

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

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