#536EBE#536EBE

#536EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.128 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536EBE
RGB	rgb(83, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(225, 45%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(225, 56%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 14.04, -45.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 47.26, 287.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% -0.0044 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.128 268)
XYZ	xyz(18.4344, 16.7072, 50.9586)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536EBE #BEA353

analogous

#53A3BE #536EBE #6D53BE

triadic

#536EBE #BE536E #6EBE53

tetradic

#536EBE #BE53A3 #BEA353 #53BE6D

square

#536EBE #BE53A3 #BEA353 #53BE6D

split-complementary

#536EBE #BE6D53 #A3BE53

monochromatic

#293A6D #3A529A #536EBE #7F93CF #ACB9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#536EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#536EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536EBE

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536EBE	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C77C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.128 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97d2',
    500: '#536ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536ebe;
$custom-light: #8b97d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.86,
    "s": 45.148,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55572,
    "c": 0.12832,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.16709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536EBE

secondary

#CDC29F

accent

#B453D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536EBE

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

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