#536DB5#536DB5

#536DB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.117 H 267.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536DB5
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 181)
HSL	hsl(224, 40%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(224, 54%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 39.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 11.69, -41.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 42.77, 285.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% -0.0051 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.117 267.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3736, 16.1112, 45.9014)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536DB5 #B59B53

analogous

#539EB5 #536DB5 #6A53B5

triadic

#536DB5 #B5536D #6DB553

tetradic

#536DB5 #B5539E #B59B53 #53B56A

square

#536DB5 #B5539E #B59B53 #53B56A

split-complementary

#536DB5 #B56A53 #9EB553

monochromatic

#2B3A63 #3D528E #536DB5 #7E91C7 #A9B6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#536DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#536DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536DB5

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536DB5	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#207D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.117 267.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a96cb',
    500: '#536db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536db5;
$custom-light: #8a96cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.082,
    "s": 39.837,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54821,
    "c": 0.11667,
    "h": 267.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536DB5

secondary

#C7BC9C

accent

#B058D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536DB5

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

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