#536CD3#536CD3

#536CD3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.160 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536CD3
RGB	rgb(83, 108, 211)
HSL	hsl(228, 59%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(228, 61%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 48.8%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.59, 22.33, -56.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.59, 60.33, 291.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.0009 -0.1603)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.16 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6838, 17.2656, 63.8580)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536CD3 #D3BA53

analogous

#53ACD3 #536CD3 #7A53D3

triadic

#536CD3 #D3536C #6CD353

tetradic

#536CD3 #D353AC #D3BA53 #53D37A

square

#536CD3 #D353AC #D3BA53 #53D37A

split-complementary

#536CD3 #D37A53 #ACD353

monochromatic

#233789 #2F4AB9 #536CD3 #8496DF #B4BFEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#536CD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#536CD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536CD3

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536CD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536CD3	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3779D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6ED1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008495

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536cd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 108, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.160 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f95e1',
    500: '#536cd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536cd3;
$custom-light: #8f95e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536cd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.281,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56511,
    "c": 0.16032,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536CD3

secondary

#DBD1A7

accent

#C445E2

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FB

border

#CCCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536CD3

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

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