#536FBD#536FBD

#536FBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.126 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536FBD
RGB	rgb(83, 111, 189)
HSL	hsl(224, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(224, 56%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.1%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, 13.09, -44.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 46.10, 286.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% -0.0057 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.126 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4340, 16.8806, 50.4211)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536FBD #BDA153

analogous

#53A4BD #536FBD #6C53BD

triadic

#536FBD #BD536F #6FBD53

tetradic

#536FBD #BD53A4 #BDA153 #53BD6C

square

#536FBD #BD53A4 #BDA153 #53BD6C

split-complementary

#536FBD #BD6C53 #A4BD53

monochromatic

#293B6C #3A5398 #536FBD #7F94CE #ABB9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#536FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#536FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536FBD

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536FBD	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 111, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.126 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b98d1',
    500: '#536fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536fbd;
$custom-light: #8b98d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.151,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55724,
    "c": 0.12564,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536FBD

secondary

#CDC19F

accent

#B254D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #536FBD

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

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