#536FCD#536FCD

#536FCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.148 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#536FCD
RGB	rgb(83, 111, 205)
HSL	hsl(226, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(226, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.02, 18.44, -51.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.02, 55.10, 289.55°)
OKLab	oklab(56.72% -0.003 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(56.72% 0.148 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2675, 17.6140, 60.0776)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#536FCD #CDB153

analogous

#53ACCD #536FCD #7453CD

triadic

#536FCD #CD536F #6FCD53

tetradic

#536FCD #CD53AC #CDB153 #53CD74

square

#536FCD #CD53AC #CDB153 #53CD74

split-complementary

#536FCD #CD7453 #ACCD53

monochromatic

#253A80 #3350B0 #536FCD #8297DB #B2BEE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#536FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#536FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #536FCD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##536FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##536FCD	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#437AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008494

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #536fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 111, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.148 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d97dd',
    500: '#536fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #536fcd;
$custom-light: #8d97dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#536fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.23,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56722,
    "c": 0.14822,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#536FCD

secondary

#D7CBA5

accent

#BC4ADE

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #536FCD

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

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