#253196#253196

#253196 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.164 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253196
RGB	rgb(37, 49, 150)
HSL	hsl(234, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(234, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.13, 31.56, -56.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.13, 64.81, 299.14°)
OKLab	oklab(37.59% 0.002 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(37.59% 0.164 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3644, 4.7912, 29.3849)
Luminance	0.0479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253196 #968A25

analogous

#256A96 #253196 #522596

triadic

#253196 #962531 #319625

tetradic

#253196 #96256A #968A25 #259652

square

#253196 #96256A #968A25 #259652

split-complementary

#253196 #965225 #6A9625

monochromatic

#0D1134 #192165 #253196 #3141C7 #5E6BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.72

#253196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#253196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253196

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253196	1.00	10.72	1.96	10.72
#FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003994

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 49, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.164 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7269b6',
    500: '#253196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253196;
$custom-light: #7269b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.628,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37592,
    "c": 0.16371,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253196

secondary

#BCB25B

accent

#D344E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253196

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

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