#536EAE#536EAE

#536EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.105 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EAE
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(222, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.03, 8.80, -37.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.03, 38.22, 283.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% -0.0079 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.105 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7807, 16.0457, 42.2491)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EAE #AE9353

analogous

#539BAE #536EAE #6653AE

triadic

#536EAE #AE536E #6EAE53

tetradic

#536EAE #AE539B #AE9353 #53AE66

square

#536EAE #AE539B #AE9353 #53AE66

split-complementary

#536EAE #AE6653 #9BAE53

monochromatic

#2B395C #3F5485 #536EAE #7D91C2 #A6B4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#536EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#536EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EAE

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EAE	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5574B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#287C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.105 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8997c6',
    500: '#536eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536eae;
$custom-light: #8997c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.198,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54635,
    "c": 0.10534,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EAE

secondary

#C3B79A

accent

#AB5CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EAE

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

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