#536CB4#536CB4

#536CB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.116 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CB4
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 180)
HSL	hsl(225, 39%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(225, 54%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 40%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 11.99, -41.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 42.79, 286.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% -0.0041 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.116 268)
XYZ	xyz(17.1653, 15.8582, 45.3276)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CB4 #B49B53

analogous

#539DB4 #536CB4 #6B53B4

triadic

#536CB4 #B4536C #6CB453

tetradic

#536CB4 #B4539D #B49B53 #53B46B

square

#536CB4 #B4539D #B49B53 #53B46B

split-complementary

#536CB4 #B46B53 #9DB453

monochromatic

#2B3962 #3D528D #536CB4 #7E90C7 #A8B5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#536CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#536CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CB4

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CB4	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F74B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#217C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.116 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95cb',
    500: '#536cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cb4;
$custom-light: #8a95cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.536,
    "s": 39.271,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54547,
    "c": 0.11648,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.15859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CB4

secondary

#C7BC9C

accent

#B159CF

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CB4

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

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