#536EAB#536EAB

#536EAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.101 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EAB
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 171)
HSL	hsl(222, 35%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 51%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 7.83, -35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 36.53, 282.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% -0.0086 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.101 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4915, 15.9300, 40.7260)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EAB #AB9053

analogous

#539AAB #536EAB #6453AB

triadic

#536EAB #AB536E #6EAB53

tetradic

#536EAB #AB539A #AB9053 #53AB64

square

#536EAB #AB539A #AB9053 #53AB64

split-complementary

#536EAB #AB6453 #9AAB53

monochromatic

#2B3959 #3F5382 #536EAB #7C91BF #A5B3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#536EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#536EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EAB

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EAB	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5673AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B7B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.101 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997c4',
    500: '#536eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536eab;
$custom-light: #8997c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.591,
    "s": 34.646,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54467,
    "c": 0.10101,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EAB

secondary

#C1B599

accent

#A95DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EAB

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

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