#253189#253189
#253189 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.146 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #253189 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 49, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 57%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 73%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 64.2%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.94, 26.70, -50.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.94, 57.14, 297.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.35% 0.0028 -0.1459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.35% 0.146 271.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3751, 4.3954, 24.1745) |
| Luminance | 0.0440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.11
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.04
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.11
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.10
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 7.12
Marine
#042E60
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#253189 #897D25
analogous
#256389 #253189 #4B2589
triadic
#253189 #892531 #318925
tetradic
#253189 #892563 #897D25 #25894B
square
#253189 #892563 #897D25 #25894B
split-complementary
#253189 #894B25 #638925
monochromatic
#0B0F29 #182059 #253189 #3242B9 #5766D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.17
#253189 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.88
#253189 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #253189
11.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##253189 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##253189 | 1.00 | 11.17 | 1.88 | 11.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00408C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003787
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3B3B3B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #253189; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 49, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.146 271.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e69ac',
500: '#253189',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #253189; $custom-light: #6e69ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#253189",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 49,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.8,
"s": 57.471,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.3635,
"c": 0.14592,
"h": 271.1
},
"luminance": 0.04396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#253189
secondary
#B6AA54
accent
#CE47E1
background
#F7F6FA
surface
#EDEBF4
border
#C8C6CE
text
#080610
muted
#7B7A7F