#536CB6#536CB6

#536CB6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.119 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CB6
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 182)
HSL	hsl(225, 40%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(225, 54%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 40.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 12.64, -42.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 43.93, 286.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% -0.0037 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.119 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3705, 15.9403, 46.4083)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CB6 #B69D53

analogous

#539EB6 #536CB6 #6B53B6

triadic

#536CB6 #B6536C #6CB653

tetradic

#536CB6 #B6539E #B69D53 #53B66B

square

#536CB6 #B6539E #B69D53 #53B66B

split-complementary

#536CB6 #B66B53 #9EB653

monochromatic

#2A3964 #3D528F #536CB6 #7E91C8 #A9B5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#536CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#536CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CB6

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CB6	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D74B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426BB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F7C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.119 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95cc',
    500: '#536cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cb6;
$custom-light: #8a95cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.848,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54666,
    "c": 0.11937,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CB6

secondary

#C8BD9D

accent

#B258D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CB6

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

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