#253169#253169

#253169 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.099 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253169
RGB	rgb(37, 49, 105)
HSL	hsl(229, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(229, 65%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 53.3%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.34, 14.43, -34.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.34, 37.33, 292.74°)
OKLab	oklab(33.59% 0.0019 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(33.59% 0.099 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.4102, 3.6095, 13.8262)
Luminance	0.0361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253169 #695D25

analogous

#255369 #253169 #3B2569

triadic

#253169 #692531 #316925

tetradic

#253169 #692553 #695D25 #25693B

square

#253169 #692553 #695D25 #25693B

split-complementary

#253169 #693B25 #536925

monochromatic

#080B17 #151C3C #253169 #354696 #495EBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.20

#253169 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#253169 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253169

12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253169	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253169	1.00	12.20	1.72	12.20
#FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#12396B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#033368

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003E48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253169;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 49, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.099 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#676894',
    500: '#253169',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253169;
$custom-light: #676894;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253169",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.412,
    "s": 47.887,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33589,
    "c": 0.0986,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253169

secondary

#9C8E4E

accent

#C050D7

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF1

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06060D

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #253169

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →