#253385#253385

#253385 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.138 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253385
RGB	rgb(37, 51, 133)
HSL	hsl(231, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(231, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 61.7%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.12, 23.81, -47.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.12, 53.34, 296.51°)
OKLab	oklab(36.38% 0.0013 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(36.38% 0.138 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.1790, 4.4538, 22.7198)
Luminance	0.0445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253385 #857725

analogous

#256385 #253385 #472585

triadic

#253385 #852533 #338525

tetradic

#253385 #852563 #857725 #258547

square

#253385 #852563 #857725 #258547

split-complementary

#253385 #854725 #638525

monochromatic

#0A0E25 #182155 #253385 #3245B5 #5567D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.11

#253385 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#253385 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253385

11.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253385	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253385	1.00	11.11	1.89	11.11
#FFFFFF	11.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003783

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004857

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253385;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 51, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.138 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d6aa9',
    500: '#253385',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253385;
$custom-light: #6d6aa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253385",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.25,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36375,
    "c": 0.13768,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253385

secondary

#B4A652

accent

#CA48E0

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #253385

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

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