UCLA Blue (#536895)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.55:1 — vs black: 3.78:1

Color values

  • HEX #536895
  • RGB rgb(83, 104, 149)
  • HSL hsl(220, 44%, 58%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 44.3, 30.2, 0, 41.57 )
  • Websafe #666699

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #536895 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

UCLA Blue
#536895 Base
#958053
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

UCLA Blue
#536895 Base
#538995
#5F5395
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

UCLA Blue
#536895 Base
#955368
#689553
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

UCLA Blue
#536895 Base
#955F53
#899553
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

UCLA Blue
#536895 Base
#955389
#958053
#53955F
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

UCLA Blue
#536895 Base
#1C2333
#384664
#44567B
#677CAA
#7E90B7
#AFBAD2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of UCLA Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#090B10
#181E2B
#273045
#354360
#44557A
UCLA Blue #536895 Base
#6D81AE
#8D9DC0
#AEB9D2
#CED5E4
#EFF1F6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #536895. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #536895;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #536895;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #536895;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #536895,
        #C4A666
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #536895,
        #C4A666
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$ucla-blue: #536895;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ucla-blue-r: 83;
$ucla-blue-g: 104;
$ucla-blue-b: 149;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ucla-blue;
    color: rgba($ucla-blue-r, $ucla-blue-g, $ucla-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How UCLA Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #536895 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #626295 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #666695 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #486F6F Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #686868 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to UCLA Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

UCLA Blue #536895 Base
Blue Yonder #5072A7 ΔE 4.88
Queen Blue #436B95 ΔE 5.09
Dark Blue-gray #666699 ΔE 6.03
Liberty #545AA7 ΔE 6.31

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.