#536D99#536D99

#536D99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.076 H 260.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536D99
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 153)
HSL	hsl(218, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(218, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 2.79, -26.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 27.03, 275.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% -0.0124 -0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.076 260.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7838, 15.0753, 32.2616)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536D99 #997F53

analogous

#539099 #536D99 #5C5399

triadic

#536D99 #99536D #6D9953

tetradic

#536D99 #995390 #997F53 #53995C

square

#536D99 #995390 #997F53 #53995C

split-complementary

#536D99 #995C53 #909953

monochromatic

#28344A #3D5171 #536D99 #758CB4 #9DADCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#536D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#536D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536D99

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536D99	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38767C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.076 260.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8796b7',
    500: '#536d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536d99;
$custom-light: #8796b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.714,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53294,
    "c": 0.07619,
    "h": 260.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536D99

secondary

#B7A991

accent

#A162C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536D99

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

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