#536DAD#536DAD

#536DAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.105 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536DAD
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 173)
HSL	hsl(223, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(223, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 9.09, -37.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 38.23, 283.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% -0.0069 -0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.105 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.5763, 15.7923, 41.7018)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536DAD #AD9353

analogous

#539AAD #536DAD #6653AD

triadic

#536DAD #AD536D #6DAD53

tetradic

#536DAD #AD539A #AD9353 #53AD66

square

#536DAD #AD539A #AD9353 #53AD66

split-complementary

#536DAD #AD6653 #9AAD53

monochromatic

#2B395A #3F5384 #536DAD #7C90C1 #A6B3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#536DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#536DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536DAD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536DAD	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5473B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.105 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996c6',
    500: '#536dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536dad;
$custom-light: #8996c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.667,
    "s": 35.433,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5436,
    "c": 0.10512,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536DAD

secondary

#C2B69A

accent

#AB5CCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536DAD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →