#253472#253472

#253472 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.108 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253472
RGB	rgb(37, 52, 114)
HSL	hsl(228, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(228, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 54.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.88, 15.78, -37.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.88, 40.90, 292.70°)
OKLab	oklab(34.97% -0.0004 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(34.97% 0.108 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.0272, 4.0638, 16.4358)
Luminance	0.0406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253472 #726325

analogous

#255A72 #253472 #3D2572

triadic

#253472 #722534 #347225

tetradic

#253472 #72255A #726325 #25723D

square

#253472 #72255A #726325 #25723D

split-complementary

#253472 #723D25 #5A7225

monochromatic

#070B17 #161F44 #253472 #3449A0 #4C64C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.58

#253472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#253472 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253472

11.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253472	1.00	11.58	1.81	11.58
#FFFFFF	11.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E3C74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003671

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 52, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.108 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#696b9b',
    500: '#253472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253472;
$custom-light: #696b9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.312,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3497,
    "c": 0.10825,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253472

secondary

#A5944E

accent

#BF4DDA

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07060E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #253472

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

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