#536E82#536E82

#536E82 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.045 H 240.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536E82
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 130)
HSL	hsl(206, 22%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(206, 36%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 15.4%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, -4.55, -14.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 14.92, 252.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% -0.0219 -0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.045 240.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1712, 14.6019, 23.2392)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536E82 #826753

analogous

#53827F #536E82 #535782

triadic

#536E82 #82536E #6E8253

tetradic

#536E82 #7F5382 #826753 #578253

square

#536E82 #7F5382 #826753 #578253

split-complementary

#536E82 #825357 #827F53

monochromatic

#232F37 #3B4E5D #536E82 #6F8DA3 #94ABBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#536E82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#536E82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536E82

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536E82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536E82	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666E83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6882

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#437374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536e82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.045 240.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8597a6',
    500: '#536e82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536e82;
$custom-light: #8597a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536e82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.532,
    "s": 22.066,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52468,
    "c": 0.04478,
    "h": 240.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536E82

secondary

#A89689

accent

#8E69BF

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0D0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #536E82

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

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