#536CB9#536CB9

#536CB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.124 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CB9
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 185)
HSL	hsl(225, 42%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(225, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 41.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.06, 13.63, -43.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.06, 45.63, 287.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% -0.0031 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.124 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.6839, 16.0656, 48.0586)
Luminance	0.1607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CB9 #B9A053

analogous

#539FB9 #536CB9 #6D53B9

triadic

#536CB9 #B9536C #6CB953

tetradic

#536CB9 #B9539F #B9A053 #53B96D

square

#536CB9 #B9539F #B9A053 #53B96D

split-complementary

#536CB9 #B96D53 #9FB953

monochromatic

#2A3967 #3C5193 #536CB9 #7E91CB #AAB6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#536CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#536CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CB9

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CB9	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C74BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A7D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.124 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95ce',
    500: '#536cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cb9;
$custom-light: #8b95ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.294,
    "s": 42.149,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54846,
    "c": 0.12368,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CB9

secondary

#CABF9E

accent

#B456D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CB9

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

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