#536CBF#536CBF

#536CBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.132 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CBF
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 191)
HSL	hsl(226, 46%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(226, 57%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 15.62, -46.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 49.04, 288.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% -0.002 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.132 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3307, 16.3243, 51.4651)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CBF #BFA653

analogous

#53A2BF #536CBF #7053BF

triadic

#536CBF #BF536C #6CBF53

tetradic

#536CBF #BF53A2 #BFA653 #53BF70

square

#536CBF #BF53A2 #BFA653 #53BF70

split-complementary

#536CBF #BF7053 #A2BF53

monochromatic

#29396E #3A509B #536CBF #8092D0 #ACB8E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#536CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#536CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CBF

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CBF	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D7E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.132 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95d3',
    500: '#536cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cbf;
$custom-light: #8b95d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.111,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55213,
    "c": 0.13227,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CBF

secondary

#CEC3A0

accent

#B752D5

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CBF

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →