#253172#253172

#253172 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.112 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253172
RGB	rgb(37, 49, 114)
HSL	hsl(231, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(231, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 57%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.01, 17.89, -39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.01, 43.03, 294.57°)
OKLab	oklab(34.32% 0.0027 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(34.32% 0.112 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.8975, 3.8044, 16.3926)
Luminance	0.0381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253172 #726625

analogous

#255872 #253172 #3F2572

triadic

#253172 #722531 #317225

tetradic

#253172 #722558 #726625 #25723F

square

#253172 #722558 #726625 #25723F

split-complementary

#253172 #723F25 #587225

monochromatic

#070A17 #161D44 #253172 #3445A0 #4C5FC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.93

#253172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#253172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253172

11.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253172	1.00	11.93	1.76	11.93
#FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#023A74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003471

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00404C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 49, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.112 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69689b',
    500: '#253172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253172;
$custom-light: #69689b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.649,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34317,
    "c": 0.11244,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253172

secondary

#A5974E

accent

#C44DDA

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07060E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #253172

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

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