#536EA8#536EA8

#536EA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.097 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EA8
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 168)
HSL	hsl(221, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 51%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 6.87, -34.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 34.85, 281.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% -0.0094 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.097 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2088, 15.8169, 39.2371)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EA8 #A88D53

analogous

#5399A8 #536EA8 #6353A8

triadic

#536EA8 #A8536E #6EA853

tetradic

#536EA8 #A85399 #A88D53 #53A863

square

#536EA8 #A85399 #A88D53 #53A863

split-complementary

#536EA8 #A86353 #99A853

monochromatic

#2B3856 #3F537F #536EA8 #7B90BE #A4B2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#536EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#536EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EA8

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EA8	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5873AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D7A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.097 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897c2',
    500: '#536ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ea8;
$custom-light: #8897c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.941,
    "s": 33.865,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54303,
    "c": 0.09667,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EA8

secondary

#BFB398

accent

#A85ECA

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EA8

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

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