#536DC9#536DC9

#536DC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.145 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536DC9
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 201)
HSL	hsl(227, 52%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(227, 59%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 45.8%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 18.34, -50.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 54.08, 289.82°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% -0.0015 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.145 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5750, 16.9918, 57.4952)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536DC9 #C9AF53

analogous

#53A8C9 #536DC9 #7453C9

triadic

#536DC9 #C9536D #6DC953

tetradic

#536DC9 #C953A8 #C9AF53 #53C974

square

#536DC9 #C953A8 #C9AF53 #53C974

split-complementary

#536DC9 #C97453 #A8C953

monochromatic

#27397B #354FAA #536DC9 #8295D8 #B0BCE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#536DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#536DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536DC9

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536DC9	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4278CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008291

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.145 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d96da',
    500: '#536dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536dc9;
$custom-light: #8d96da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.78,
    "s": 52.212,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56054,
    "c": 0.14514,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536DC9

secondary

#D4CAA3

accent

#BC4CDC

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536DC9

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

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