#536DCD#536DCD

#536DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.151 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536DCD
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(227, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(227, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.49, 19.68, -52.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.49, 56.34, 290.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% -0.0009 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.151 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0517, 17.1824, 60.0056)
Luminance	0.1718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536DCD #CDB353

analogous

#53AACD #536DCD #7653CD

triadic

#536DCD #CD536D #6DCD53

tetradic

#536DCD #CD53AA #CDB353 #53CD76

square

#536DCD #CD53AA #CDB353 #53CD76

split-complementary

#536DCD #CD7653 #AACD53

monochromatic

#253980 #334EB0 #536DCD #8295DB #B2BDE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#536DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#536DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536DCD

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536DCD	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F79D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.151 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e96dd',
    500: '#536dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536dcd;
$custom-light: #8e96dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.213,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56314,
    "c": 0.15073,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536DCD

secondary

#D7CCA5

accent

#BF4ADE

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536DCD

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

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