#253157#253157

#253157 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.070 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253157
RGB	rgb(37, 49, 87)
HSL	hsl(226, 40%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(226, 57%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 43.7%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.12, 7.60, -24.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.12, 25.72, 287.19°)
OKLab	oklab(32.27% -0.0012 -0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(32.27% 0.07 269)
XYZ	xyz(3.5810, 3.2778, 9.4590)
Luminance	0.0328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253157 #574B25

analogous

#254A57 #253157 #322557

triadic

#253157 #572531 #315725

tetradic

#253157 #57254A #574B25 #255732

square

#253157 #57254A #574B25 #255732

split-complementary

#253157 #573225 #4A5725

monochromatic

#090C15 #13192C #253157 #374982 #4A61AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.68

#253157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#253157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253157

12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253157	1.00	12.68	1.66	12.68
#FFFFFF	12.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#223558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C3156

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C393F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 49, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.070 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#646886',
    500: '#253157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253157;
$custom-light: #646886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.6,
    "s": 40.323,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32273,
    "c": 0.06965,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.03278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253157

secondary

#8A7C4D

accent

#B358D0

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBEF

border

#C6C6CA

text

#05060B

muted

#7A7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #253157

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

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