#536DAF#536DAF

#536DAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.108 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536DAF
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 175)
HSL	hsl(223, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(223, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 9.74, -38.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 39.37, 284.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% -0.0064 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.108 266.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.7712, 15.8703, 42.7286)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536DAF #AF9553

analogous

#539BAF #536DAF #6753AF

triadic

#536DAF #AF536D #6DAF53

tetradic

#536DAF #AF539B #AF9553 #53AF67

square

#536DAF #AF539B #AF9553 #53AF67

split-complementary

#536DAF #AF6753 #9BAF53

monochromatic

#2B395D #3E5386 #536DAF #7D90C2 #A7B4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#536DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#536DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536DAF

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536DAF	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#277B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.108 266.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996c7',
    500: '#536daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536daf;
$custom-light: #8996c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.043,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54473,
    "c": 0.10801,
    "h": 266.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536DAF

secondary

#C3B89A

accent

#AD5BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536DAF

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

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