#536DAE#536DAE

#536DAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.107 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536DAE
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(223, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(223, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 9.41, -37.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 38.80, 284.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% -0.0067 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.107 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6734, 15.8311, 42.2133)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536DAE #AE9453

analogous

#539AAE #536DAE #6653AE

triadic

#536DAE #AE536D #6DAE53

tetradic

#536DAE #AE539A #AE9453 #53AE66

square

#536DAE #AE539A #AE9453 #53AE66

split-complementary

#536DAE #AE6653 #9AAE53

monochromatic

#2B395C #3F5385 #536DAE #7D90C2 #A6B4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#536DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#536DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536DAE

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536DAE	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#287B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.107 266.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54416,
    "c": 0.10656,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536DAE

secondary

#C3B79A

accent

#AC5CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536DAE

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

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