#536FBC#536FBC

#536FBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.124 H 267.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536FBC
RGB	rgb(83, 111, 188)
HSL	hsl(224, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(224, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 41%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.05, 12.76, -43.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.05, 45.53, 286.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% -0.006 -0.1241)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.124 267.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3258, 16.8373, 49.8514)
Luminance	0.1684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536FBC #BCA053

analogous

#53A3BC #536FBC #6B53BC

triadic

#536FBC #BC536F #6FBC53

tetradic

#536FBC #BC53A3 #BCA053 #53BC6B

square

#536FBC #BC53A3 #BCA053 #53BC6B

split-complementary

#536FBC #BC6B53 #A3BC53

monochromatic

#2A3B6B #3B5397 #536FBC #7F94CD #ABB9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#536FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#536FBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536FBC

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536FBC	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F77BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 111, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.124 267.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b98d0',
    500: '#536fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536fbc;
$custom-light: #8b98d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224,
    "s": 43.933,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55664,
    "c": 0.12421,
    "h": 267.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536FBC

secondary

#CCC09F

accent

#B254D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536FBC

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

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