#536E97#536E97

#536E97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.072 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536E97
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 151)
HSL	hsl(216, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(216, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 27.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 1.57, -25.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 25.44, 273.54°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% -0.0144 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.072 258.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7273, 15.2243, 31.4347)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536E97 #977C53

analogous

#539097 #536E97 #5A5397

triadic

#536E97 #97536E #6E9753

tetradic

#536E97 #975390 #977C53 #53975A

square

#536E97 #975390 #977C53 #53975A

split-complementary

#536E97 #975A53 #909753

monochromatic

#283448 #3D5170 #536E97 #748DB3 #9CAEC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#536E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#536E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536E97

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536E97	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.072 258.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797b5',
    500: '#536e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536e97;
$custom-light: #8797b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.176,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53424,
    "c": 0.07229,
    "h": 258.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536E97

secondary

#B6A790

accent

#9E62C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536E97

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

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