#536EA9#536EA9

#536EA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.098 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EA9
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 169)
HSL	hsl(221, 34%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 51%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 7.19, -34.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 35.41, 281.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% -0.0091 -0.0977)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.098 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3023, 15.8543, 39.7296)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EA9 #A98E53

analogous

#5399A9 #536EA9 #6353A9

triadic

#536EA9 #A9536E #6EA953

tetradic

#536EA9 #A95399 #A98E53 #53A963

square

#536EA9 #A95399 #A98E53 #53A963

split-complementary

#536EA9 #A96353 #99A953

monochromatic

#2B3957 #3F5380 #536EA9 #7B90BE #A4B3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#536EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#536EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EA9

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EA9	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5773AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C7B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.098 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8897c3',
    500: '#536ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ea9;
$custom-light: #8897c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.163,
    "s": 34.127,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54357,
    "c": 0.09812,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EA9

secondary

#C0B398

accent

#A85ECA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EA9

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

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