#253391#253391

#253391 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.154 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253391
RGB	rgb(37, 51, 145)
HSL	hsl(232, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(232, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 64.8%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.17, 28.37, -53.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.17, 60.53, 297.95°)
OKLab	oklab(37.48% 0.001 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(37.48% 0.154 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.0559, 4.8046, 27.3381)
Luminance	0.0481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253391 #918325

analogous

#256991 #253391 #4D2591

triadic

#253391 #912533 #339125

tetradic

#253391 #912569 #918325 #25914D

square

#253391 #912569 #918325 #25914D

split-complementary

#253391 #914D25 #699125

monochromatic

#0C112F #192260 #253391 #3144C2 #5B6BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.71

#253391 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#253391 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253391

10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253391	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253391	1.00	10.71	1.96	10.71
#FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004394

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00398F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253391;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 51, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.154 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#706ab2',
    500: '#253391',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253391;
$custom-light: #706ab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253391",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.222,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37479,
    "c": 0.15449,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253391

secondary

#BAAD58

accent

#CE45E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253391

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

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