#536EBC#536EBC

#536EBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.125 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EBC
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(225, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(225, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, 13.38, -44.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 46.13, 286.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% -0.0048 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.125 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.2173, 16.6203, 49.8153)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EBC #BCA153

analogous

#53A3BC #536EBC #6C53BC

triadic

#536EBC #BC536E #6EBC53

tetradic

#536EBC #BC53A3 #BCA153 #53BC6C

square

#536EBC #BC53A3 #BCA153 #53BC6C

split-complementary

#536EBC #BC6C53 #A3BC53

monochromatic

#2A3A6B #3B5397 #536EBC #7F93CD #ABB8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#536EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#536EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EBC

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EBC	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D76BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#137F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.125 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97d0',
    500: '#536ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ebc;
$custom-light: #8b97d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.571,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55451,
    "c": 0.12546,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EBC

secondary

#CCC09F

accent

#B354D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EBC

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

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