#253256#253256

#253256 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.067 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253256
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 86)
HSL	hsl(224, 40%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(224, 57%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 41.9%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.38, 6.52, -23.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.38, 24.39, 285.52°)
OKLab	oklab(32.45% -0.0028 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(32.45% 0.067 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.5827, 3.3462, 9.2594)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253256 #564925

analogous

#254B56 #253256 #312556

triadic

#253256 #562532 #325625

tetradic

#253256 #56254B #564925 #255631

square

#253256 #56254B #564925 #255631

split-complementary

#253256 #563125 #4B5625

monochromatic

#090C15 #13192B #253256 #374B81 #4A64AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.58

#253256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#253256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253256

12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253256	1.00	12.58	1.67	12.58
#FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#243657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E3155

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D3A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.067 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636986',
    500: '#253256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253256;
$custom-light: #636986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.082,
    "s": 39.837,
    "l": 24.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32451,
    "c": 0.06656,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253256

secondary

#89794D

accent

#B058D0

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBEF

border

#C6C6CA

text

#05060B

muted

#7A7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #253256

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

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