#253485#253485

#253485 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.136 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253485
RGB	rgb(37, 52, 133)
HSL	hsl(231, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(231, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 60.9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.39, 23.13, -47.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.39, 52.64, 296.06°)
OKLab	oklab(36.58% 0.0005 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(36.58% 0.136 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.2231, 4.5421, 22.7345)
Luminance	0.0454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253485 #857625

analogous

#256485 #253485 #462585

triadic

#253485 #852534 #348525

tetradic

#253485 #852564 #857625 #258546

square

#253485 #852564 #857625 #258546

split-complementary

#253485 #854625 #648525

monochromatic

#0A0F25 #182155 #253485 #3247B5 #5568D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.00

#253485 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#253485 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253485

11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253485	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253485	1.00	11.00	1.91	11.00
#FFFFFF	11.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004188

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003883

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004857

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253485;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 52, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.136 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d6ba9',
    500: '#253485',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253485;
$custom-light: #6d6ba9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253485",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.625,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36575,
    "c": 0.13637,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253485

secondary

#B4A552

accent

#C848E0

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #253485

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

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