#536D97#536D97

#536D97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.073 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536D97
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 151)
HSL	hsl(217, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 27.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 2.18, -25.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 25.94, 274.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% -0.013 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.073 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6200, 15.0098, 31.3990)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536D97 #977D53

analogous

#538F97 #536D97 #5B5397

triadic

#536D97 #97536D #6D9753

tetradic

#536D97 #97538F #977D53 #53975B

square

#536D97 #97538F #977D53 #53975B

split-complementary

#536D97 #975B53 #8F9753

monochromatic

#283448 #3D5070 #536D97 #748CB3 #9CADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#536D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#536D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536D97

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536D97	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39767C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.073 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796b5',
    500: '#536d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536d97;
$custom-light: #8796b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.059,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53195,
    "c": 0.07333,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536D97

secondary

#B6A790

accent

#A062C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536D97

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

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