#536F7D#536F7D
#536F7D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.039 H 230.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #536F7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 111, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 20%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 34%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.20, -6.51, -11.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.20, 12.81, 239.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.5% -0.0253 -0.0302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.5% 0.039 230.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9522, 14.6879, 21.5506) |
| Luminance | 0.1469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 4.10
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.19
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 5.86
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 6.14
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 6.40
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#536F7D #7D6153
analogous
#537D76 #536F7D #535A7D
triadic
#536F7D #7D536F #6F7D53
tetradic
#536F7D #76537D #7D6153 #5A7D53
square
#536F7D #76537D #7D6153 #5A7D53
split-complementary
#536F7D #7D535A #7D7653
monochromatic
#222E33 #3B4E58 #536F7D #6E8F9F #93ABB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#536F7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#536F7D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #536F7D
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##536F7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##536F7D | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#686E7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#62697D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#457373
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #536f7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 111, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.039 230.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8598a2',
500: '#536f7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #536f7d; $custom-light: #8598a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#536f7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 111,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 200,
"s": 20.192,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52502,
"c": 0.0394,
"h": 230.1
},
"luminance": 0.14689
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#536F7D
secondary
#A59187
accent
#866BBD
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#EFF2F3
border
#CACCCD
text
#0B0D0F
muted
#7C7E7F