#2253B4#2253B4

#2253B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.163 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2253B4
RGB	rgb(34, 83, 180)
HSL	hsl(220, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(220, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 53.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.52, 20.07, -56.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.52, 59.56, 289.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.83% -0.0226 -0.1617)
OKLCH	oklch(46.83% 0.163 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9882, 9.8204, 44.4349)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2253B4 #B48322

analogous

#229CB4 #2253B4 #3A22B4

triadic

#2253B4 #B42253 #53B422

tetradic

#2253B4 #B4229C #B48322 #22B43A

square

#2253B4 #B4229C #B48322 #22B43A

split-complementary

#2253B4 #B43A22 #9CB422

monochromatic

#0F244D #183B81 #2253B4 #3A6FDA #6D95E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#2253B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#2253B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2253B4

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2253B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2253B4	1.00	7.08	2.96	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2253b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(34, 83, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.163 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7682cb',
    500: '#2253b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2253b4;
$custom-light: #7682cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2253b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 34,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.863,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4683,
    "c": 0.1633,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2253B4

secondary

#CAA968

accent

#B13DEB

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF9

border

#C9C9D2

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2253B4

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

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