#253161#253161

#253161 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.086 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253161
RGB	rgb(37, 49, 97)
HSL	hsl(228, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(228, 62%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 49.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.77, 11.37, -30.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.77, 32.20, 290.67°)
OKLab	oklab(32.98% 0.0008 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(32.98% 0.086 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.0182, 3.4527, 11.7616)
Luminance	0.0345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253161 #615525

analogous

#254F61 #253161 #372561

triadic

#253161 #612531 #316125

tetradic

#253161 #61254F #615525 #256137

square

#253161 #61254F #615525 #256137

split-complementary

#253161 #613725 #4F6125

monochromatic

#080B16 #141B35 #253161 #36478D #475EB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.42

#253161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#253161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253161

12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253161	1.00	12.42	1.69	12.42
#FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B3763

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#123260

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 49, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.086 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65688e',
    500: '#253161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253161;
$custom-light: #65688e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 44.776,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3298,
    "c": 0.08592,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253161

secondary

#94864E

accent

#BB53D4

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06060C

muted

#7A7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #253161

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

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