#253159#253159

#253159 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.073 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253159
RGB	rgb(37, 49, 89)
HSL	hsl(226, 41%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(226, 58%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 44.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.25, 8.35, -25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.25, 27.02, 288.00°)
OKLab	oklab(32.41% -0.0007 -0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(32.41% 0.073 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.6638, 3.3109, 9.8953)
Luminance	0.0331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253159 #594D25

analogous

#254B59 #253159 #332559

triadic

#253159 #592531 #315925

tetradic

#253159 #59254B #594D25 #255933

square

#253159 #59254B #594D25 #255933

split-complementary

#253159 #593325 #4B5925

monochromatic

#090C16 #13192E #253159 #374984 #4961AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.63

#253159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#253159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253159

12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253159	1.00	12.63	1.66	12.63
#FFFFFF	12.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20355B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A3158

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A3A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 49, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.073 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#646888',
    500: '#253159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253159;
$custom-light: #646888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.154,
    "s": 41.27,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3241,
    "c": 0.07293,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253159

secondary

#8C7E4D

accent

#B557D1

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06060B

muted

#7A7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #253159

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

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