#536CBE#536CBE

#536CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.131 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CBE
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(226, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(226, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.34, 15.28, -46.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.34, 48.47, 288.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% -0.0022 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.131 269)
XYZ	xyz(18.2210, 16.2805, 50.8875)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CBE #BEA553

analogous

#53A1BE #536CBE #6F53BE

triadic

#536CBE #BE536C #6CBE53

tetradic

#536CBE #BE53A1 #BEA553 #53BE6F

square

#536CBE #BE53A1 #BEA553 #53BE6F

split-complementary

#536CBE #BE6F53 #A1BE53

monochromatic

#29396D #3A509A #536CBE #7F92CF #ACB8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#536CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#536CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CBE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CBE	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#107E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.131 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95d2',
    500: '#536cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cbe;
$custom-light: #8b95d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.981,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55151,
    "c": 0.13084,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.16282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CBE

secondary

#CDC39F

accent

#B653D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CBE

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

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