#253261#253261

#253261 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.084 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253261
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 97)
HSL	hsl(227, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(227, 62%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 48.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.08, 10.66, -29.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.08, 31.49, 289.78°)
OKLab	oklab(33.21% -0.0004 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(33.21% 0.084 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.0605, 3.5373, 11.7757)
Luminance	0.0354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253261 #615425

analogous

#255061 #253261 #362561

triadic

#253261 #612532 #326125

tetradic

#253261 #612550 #615425 #256136

square

#253261 #612550 #615425 #256136

split-complementary

#253261 #613625 #506125

monochromatic

#080B16 #141B35 #253261 #36498D #4760B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.30

#253261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#253261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253261

12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253261	1.00	12.30	1.71	12.30
#FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C3863

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#143260

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.084 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65698e',
    500: '#253261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253261;
$custom-light: #65698e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227,
    "s": 44.776,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33214,
    "c": 0.08447,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253261

secondary

#94854E

accent

#B853D4

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06060C

muted

#7A7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #253261

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

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