#536CBD#536CBD

#536CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.129 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CBD
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(226, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(226, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 14.95, -45.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 47.91, 288.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% -0.0024 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.129 269)
XYZ	xyz(18.1121, 16.2369, 50.3138)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CBD #BDA453

analogous

#53A1BD #536CBD #6F53BD

triadic

#536CBD #BD536C #6CBD53

tetradic

#536CBD #BD53A1 #BDA453 #53BD6F

square

#536CBD #BD53A1 #BDA453 #53BD6F

split-complementary

#536CBD #BD6F53 #A1BD53

monochromatic

#29396C #3A5198 #536CBD #7F92CE #ABB8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#536CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#536CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CBD

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CBD	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4975C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#127E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.129 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95d1',
    500: '#536cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cbd;
$custom-light: #8b95d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.849,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5509,
    "c": 0.12941,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.16238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CBD

secondary

#CDC29F

accent

#B654D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CBD

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

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