#253279#253279

#253279 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.122 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253279
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 121)
HSL	hsl(231, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(231, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 58.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.85, 19.89, -42.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.85, 46.69, 295.22°)
OKLab	oklab(35.12% 0.002 -0.1215)
OKLCH	oklch(35.12% 0.122 271)
XYZ	xyz(5.3536, 4.0545, 18.5859)
Luminance	0.0406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253279 #796C25

analogous

#255C79 #253279 #422579

triadic

#253279 #792532 #327925

tetradic

#253279 #79255C #796C25 #257942

square

#253279 #79255C #796C25 #257942

split-complementary

#253279 #794225 #5C7925

monochromatic

#080B1B #171F4A #253279 #3345A8 #4F62C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.60

#253279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#253279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253279

11.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253279	1.00	11.60	1.81	11.60
#FFFFFF	11.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003578

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004350

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.122 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b69a0',
    500: '#253279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253279;
$custom-light: #6b69a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.714,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35119,
    "c": 0.12155,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.04055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253279

secondary

#AB9D4E

accent

#C64BDD

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#ECEBF2

border

#C7C6CC

text

#07060F

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #253279

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

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