#536D96#536D96

#536D96 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.072 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536D96
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(217, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.60, 1.87, -25.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.60, 25.39, 274.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% -0.0133 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.072 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5392, 14.9774, 30.9731)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536D96 #967C53

analogous

#538E96 #536D96 #5A5396

triadic

#536D96 #96536D #6D9653

tetradic

#536D96 #96538E #967C53 #53965A

square

#536D96 #96538E #967C53 #53965A

split-complementary

#536D96 #965A53 #8E9653

monochromatic

#273447 #3D506F #536D96 #748CB2 #9BADC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#536D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#536D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536D96

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536D96	1.00	5.26	4.00	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A767B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.072 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8696b5',
    500: '#536d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536d96;
$custom-light: #8696b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.716,
    "s": 28.755,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53146,
    "c": 0.07191,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536D96

secondary

#B5A790

accent

#9F63C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536D96

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

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