#253289#253289
#253289 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.145 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #253289 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 50, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 57%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 73%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 63.5%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.20, 26.02, -50.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.20, 56.45, 297.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.54% 0.0021 -0.1446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.54% 0.145 270.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.4174, 4.4800, 24.1886) |
| Luminance | 0.0448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.05
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 5.97
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.97
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 7.40
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 7.41
Marine
#042E60
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#253289 #897C25
analogous
#256489 #253289 #4A2589
triadic
#253289 #892532 #328925
tetradic
#253289 #892564 #897C25 #25894A
square
#253289 #892564 #897C25 #25894A
split-complementary
#253289 #894A25 #648925
monochromatic
#0B0F29 #182059 #253289 #3244B9 #5767D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.07
#253289 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.90
#253289 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #253289
11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##253289 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##253289 | 1.00 | 11.07 | 1.90 | 11.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00408C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003787
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #253289; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.145 270.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e69ac',
500: '#253289',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #253289; $custom-light: #6e69ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#253289",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 50,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 232.2,
"s": 57.471,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36542,
"c": 0.14464,
"h": 270.8
},
"luminance": 0.04481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#253289
secondary
#B6A954
accent
#CD47E1
background
#F7F6FA
surface
#EDEBF4
border
#C8C6CE
text
#080610
muted
#7B7A7F