#536EBD#536EBD

#536EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.127 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EBD
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(225, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(225, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 13.71, -44.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 46.70, 287.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% -0.0046 -0.1268)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.127 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3255, 16.6636, 50.3850)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EBD #BDA253

analogous

#53A3BD #536EBD #6D53BD

triadic

#536EBD #BD536E #6EBD53

tetradic

#536EBD #BD53A3 #BDA253 #53BD6D

square

#536EBD #BD53A3 #BDA253 #53BD6D

split-complementary

#536EBD #BD6D53 #A3BD53

monochromatic

#293A6C #3A5298 #536EBD #7F93CE #ABB9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#536EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#536EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EBD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EBD	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#117F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.127 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97d1',
    500: '#536ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ebd;
$custom-light: #8b97d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.717,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55512,
    "c": 0.12688,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EBD

secondary

#CDC19F

accent

#B354D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EBD

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

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