#536FAE#536FAE

#536FAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.104 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536FAE
RGB	rgb(83, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(222, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(222, 52%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, 8.18, -36.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 37.65, 282.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% -0.0091 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.104 265)
XYZ	xyz(16.8892, 16.2627, 42.2852)
Luminance	0.1626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536FAE #AE9253

analogous

#539DAE #536FAE #6453AE

triadic

#536FAE #AE536F #6FAE53

tetradic

#536FAE #AE539D #AE9253 #53AE64

square

#536FAE #AE539D #AE9253 #53AE64

split-complementary

#536FAE #AE6453 #9DAE53

monochromatic

#2B3A5C #3F5485 #536FAE #7D92C2 #A6B5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#536FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#536FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536FAE

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536FAE	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5675B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#277D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.104 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8998c6',
    500: '#536fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536fae;
$custom-light: #8998c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 35.968,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54854,
    "c": 0.10414,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.16264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536FAE

secondary

#C3B69A

accent

#A95CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536FAE

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

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