#536EA6#536EA6

#536EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.094 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EA6
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 166)
HSL	hsl(220, 33%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(220, 50%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 6.23, -33.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 33.72, 280.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% -0.0099 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.094 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.0239, 15.7430, 38.2633)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EA6 #A68B53

analogous

#5398A6 #536EA6 #6253A6

triadic

#536EA6 #A6536E #6EA653

tetradic

#536EA6 #A65398 #A68B53 #53A662

square

#536EA6 #A65398 #A68B53 #53A662

split-complementary

#536EA6 #A66253 #98A653

monochromatic

#2A3854 #3F537D #536EA6 #7A8FBC #A3B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#536EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#536EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EA6

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EA6	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5973A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6BA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.094 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897c0',
    500: '#536ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ea6;
$custom-light: #8897c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.482,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54195,
    "c": 0.09379,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EA6

secondary

#BEB197

accent

#A75EC9

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EA6

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

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