#536CB0#536CB0

#536CB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.111 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CB0
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 176)
HSL	hsl(224, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(224, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 10.68, -39.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 40.52, 285.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% -0.005 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.111 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.7637, 15.6975, 43.2124)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CB0 #B09753

analogous

#539AB0 #536CB0 #6853B0

triadic

#536CB0 #B0536C #6CB053

tetradic

#536CB0 #B0539A #B09753 #53B068

square

#536CB0 #B0539A #B09753 #53B068

split-complementary

#536CB0 #B06853 #9AB053

monochromatic

#2B395E #3E5288 #536CB0 #7D90C3 #A7B4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#536CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#536CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CB0

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CB0	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5173B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#267B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.111 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8995c8',
    500: '#536cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cb0;
$custom-light: #8995c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.871,
    "s": 37.052,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54314,
    "c": 0.11069,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CB0

secondary

#C4B99B

accent

#AE5BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CB0

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

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