#253259#253259

#253259 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.071 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253259
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 89)
HSL	hsl(225, 41%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(225, 58%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 43.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.56, 7.64, -25.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.56, 26.33, 286.87°)
OKLab	oklab(32.65% -0.002 -0.0715)
OKLCH	oklch(32.65% 0.071 268.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.7061, 3.3955, 9.9094)
Luminance	0.0340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253259 #594C25

analogous

#254C59 #253259 #322559

triadic

#253259 #592532 #325925

tetradic

#253259 #59254C #594C25 #255932

square

#253259 #59254C #594C25 #255932

split-complementary

#253259 #593225 #4C5925

monochromatic

#090C16 #131A2E #253259 #374A84 #4963AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.51

#253259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#253259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253259

12.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253259	1.00	12.51	1.68	12.51
#FFFFFF	12.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22365B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C3258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A3A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.071 268.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#646988',
    500: '#253259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253259;
$custom-light: #646988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 41.27,
    "l": 24.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32651,
    "c": 0.07149,
    "h": 268.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253259

secondary

#8C7D4D

accent

#B357D1

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06060B

muted

#7A7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #253259

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

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