#536CBA#536CBA

#536CBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.125 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CBA
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 186)
HSL	hsl(225, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(225, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 41.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 13.96, -44.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 46.20, 287.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% -0.0029 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.125 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7898, 16.1080, 48.6166)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CBA #BAA153

analogous

#539FBA #536CBA #6D53BA

triadic

#536CBA #BA536C #6CBA53

tetradic

#536CBA #BA539F #BAA153 #53BA6D

square

#536CBA #BA539F #BAA153 #53BA6D

split-complementary

#536CBA #BA6D53 #9FBA53

monochromatic

#2A3969 #3B5194 #536CBA #7F91CC #AAB7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#536CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#536CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CBA

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CBA	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B75BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#187D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.125 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95cf',
    500: '#536cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cba;
$custom-light: #8b95cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.437,
    "s": 42.739,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54906,
    "c": 0.12511,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CBA

secondary

#CBC09E

accent

#B455D3

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CBA

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

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