#536DBC#536DBC

#536DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.127 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536DBC
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 188)
HSL	hsl(225, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(225, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, 14.00, -44.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 46.73, 287.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% -0.0037 -0.1267)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.127 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1100, 16.4058, 49.7795)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536DBC #BCA253

analogous

#53A1BC #536DBC #6D53BC

triadic

#536DBC #BC536D #6DBC53

tetradic

#536DBC #BC53A1 #BCA253 #53BC6D

square

#536DBC #BC53A1 #BCA253 #53BC6D

split-complementary

#536DBC #BC6D53 #A1BC53

monochromatic

#2A3A6B #3B5297 #536DBC #7F92CD #ABB8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#536DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#536DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536DBC

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536DBC	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B76BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#147E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.127 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b96d0',
    500: '#536dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536dbc;
$custom-light: #8b96d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.143,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55239,
    "c": 0.12671,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536DBC

secondary

#CCC19F

accent

#B454D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536DBC

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

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