#536CB3#536CB3

#536CB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.115 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CB3
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 179)
HSL	hsl(224, 39%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(224, 54%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 11.66, -40.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 42.23, 286.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% -0.0043 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.115 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0638, 15.8176, 44.7930)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CB3 #B39A53

analogous

#539CB3 #536CB3 #6A53B3

triadic

#536CB3 #B3536C #6CB353

tetradic

#536CB3 #B3539C #B39A53 #53B36A

square

#536CB3 #B3539C #B39A53 #53B36A

split-complementary

#536CB3 #B36A53 #9CB353

monochromatic

#2B3961 #3E528B #536CB3 #7D90C6 #A8B5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#536CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#536CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CB3

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CB3	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F73B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#237B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.115 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95ca',
    500: '#536cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cb3;
$custom-light: #8a95ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.375,
    "s": 38.71,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54488,
    "c": 0.11503,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CB3

secondary

#C6BB9C

accent

#B059CF

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CB3

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

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