#536DCE#536DCE

#536DCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.152 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536DCE
RGB	rgb(83, 109, 206)
HSL	hsl(227, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(227, 60%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 47.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.55, 20.02, -53.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.55, 56.90, 290.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% -0.0008 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.152 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1728, 17.2309, 60.6434)
Luminance	0.1723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536DCE #CEB453

analogous

#53ABCE #536DCE #7753CE

triadic

#536DCE #CE536D #6DCE53

tetradic

#536DCE #CE53AB #CEB453 #53CE77

square

#536DCE #CE53AB #CEB453 #53CE77

split-complementary

#536DCE #CE7753 #ABCE53

monochromatic

#253982 #334DB1 #536DCE #8395DC #B2BEE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#536DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#536DCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536DCE

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536DCE	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E79D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 109, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.152 269.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.317,
    "s": 55.656,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56379,
    "c": 0.15213,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536DCE

secondary

#D8CDA5

accent

#BF49DF

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536DCE

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

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