#536EB8#536EB8

#536EB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.120 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EB8
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 184)
HSL	hsl(224, 42%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(224, 55%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.56, 12.06, -42.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.56, 43.87, 285.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% -0.0056 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.12 267.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7921, 16.4502, 47.5758)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EB8 #B89D53

analogous

#53A1B8 #536EB8 #6A53B8

triadic

#536EB8 #B8536E #6EB853

tetradic

#536EB8 #B853A1 #B89D53 #53B86A

square

#536EB8 #B853A1 #B89D53 #53B86A

split-complementary

#536EB8 #B86A53 #A1B853

monochromatic

#2A3A66 #3C5392 #536EB8 #7E93CA #AAB7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#536EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#536EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EB8

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EB8	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F76BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B7E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.120 267.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a97ce',
    500: '#536eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536eb8;
$custom-light: #8a97ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.96,
    "s": 41.564,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55212,
    "c": 0.11973,
    "h": 267.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EB8

secondary

#C9BE9D

accent

#B156D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EB8

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

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