#253281#253281

#253281 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.133 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253281
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 129)
HSL	hsl(232, 55%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(232, 71%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 61.2%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.51, 22.97, -46.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.51, 51.61, 296.43°)
OKLab	oklab(35.82% 0.0022 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(35.82% 0.133 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.8647, 4.2589, 21.2776)
Luminance	0.0426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253281 #817425

analogous

#256081 #253281 #462581

triadic

#253281 #812532 #328125

tetradic

#253281 #812560 #817425 #258146

square

#253281 #812560 #817425 #258146

split-complementary

#253281 #814625 #608125

monochromatic

#0A0D22 #172051 #253281 #3344B1 #5364CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.34

#253281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#253281 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253281

11.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253281	1.00	11.34	1.85	11.34
#FFFFFF	11.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00367F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.133 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c69a6',
    500: '#253281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253281;
$custom-light: #6c69a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.522,
    "s": 55.422,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35817,
    "c": 0.13325,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253281

secondary

#B2A450

accent

#CA49DF

background

#F6F6FA

surface

#ECEBF4

border

#C7C6CE

text

#08060F

muted

#7A7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #253281

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

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