#536CB2#536CB2

#536CB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.114 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CB2
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 178)
HSL	hsl(224, 38%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(224, 53%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 11.33, -40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 41.66, 285.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% -0.0046 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.114 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.9631, 15.7773, 44.2623)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CB2 #B29953

analogous

#539BB2 #536CB2 #6953B2

triadic

#536CB2 #B2536C #6CB253

tetradic

#536CB2 #B2539B #B29953 #53B269

square

#536CB2 #B2539B #B29953 #53B269

split-complementary

#536CB2 #B26953 #9BB253

monochromatic

#2B3960 #3E528A #536CB2 #7D90C5 #A8B4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#536CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#536CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CB2

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CB2	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5073B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#247B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.114 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95c9',
    500: '#536cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cb2;
$custom-light: #8a95c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.211,
    "s": 38.153,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5443,
    "c": 0.11359,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CB2

secondary

#C5BA9B

accent

#AF5ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CB2

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

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