#253291#253291

#253291 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.156 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253291
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 145)
HSL	hsl(233, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(233, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 65.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.92, 29.04, -53.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.92, 61.21, 298.32°)
OKLab	oklab(37.29% 0.0017 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(37.29% 0.156 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.0126, 4.7181, 27.3237)
Luminance	0.0472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253291 #918425

analogous

#256891 #253291 #4E2591

triadic

#253291 #912532 #329125

tetradic

#253291 #912568 #918425 #25914E

square

#253291 #912568 #918425 #25914E

split-complementary

#253291 #914E25 #689125

monochromatic

#0C102F #192160 #253291 #3143C2 #5B6AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.80

#253291 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#253291 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253291

10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253291	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253291	1.00	10.80	1.94	10.80
#FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004294

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00388F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253291;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.156 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#706ab2',
    500: '#253291',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253291;
$custom-light: #706ab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253291",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.778,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37292,
    "c": 0.15573,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253291

secondary

#BAAE58

accent

#D045E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253291

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

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