#253299#253299

#253299 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.167 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253299
RGB	rgb(37, 50, 153)
HSL	hsl(233, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(233, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.66, 32.02, -57.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.66, 65.88, 299.08°)
OKLab	oklab(38.06% 0.0012 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(38.06% 0.167 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.6514, 4.9736, 30.6876)
Luminance	0.0497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253299 #998C25

analogous

#256C99 #253299 #522599

triadic

#253299 #992532 #329925

tetradic

#253299 #99256C #998C25 #259952

square

#253299 #99256C #998C25 #259952

split-complementary

#253299 #995225 #6C9925

monochromatic

#0D1236 #192268 #253299 #3142CA #606DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.53

#253299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#253299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253299

10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253299	1.00	10.53	1.99	10.53
#FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 50, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.167 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726ab8',
    500: '#253299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253299;
$custom-light: #726ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.276,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38063,
    "c": 0.16654,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253299

secondary

#BEB35C

accent

#D244E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253299

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

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