#536E99#536E99

#536E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.075 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536E99
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(217, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(217, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 2.18, -26.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 26.53, 274.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% -0.0137 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.075 259.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8911, 15.2899, 32.2974)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536E99 #997E53

analogous

#539199 #536E99 #5B5399

triadic

#536E99 #99536E #6E9953

tetradic

#536E99 #995391 #997E53 #53995B

square

#536E99 #995391 #997E53 #53995B

split-complementary

#536E99 #995B53 #919953

monochromatic

#28354A #3D5171 #536E99 #758DB4 #9DAECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#536E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#536E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536E99

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536E99	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E719B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38777D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.075 259.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8797b7',
    500: '#536e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536e99;
$custom-light: #8797b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.857,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53522,
    "c": 0.07512,
    "h": 259.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536E99

secondary

#B7A891

accent

#9F62C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #536E99

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

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