#253494#253494

#253494 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.157 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253494
RGB	rgb(37, 52, 148)
HSL	hsl(232, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(232, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 64.9%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.70, 28.83, -54.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.70, 61.61, 297.90°)
OKLab	oklab(37.95% 0.0002 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(37.95% 0.157 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.3344, 4.9866, 28.5872)
Luminance	0.0499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253494 #948525

analogous

#256C94 #253494 #4E2594

triadic

#253494 #942534 #349425

tetradic

#253494 #94256C #948525 #25944E

square

#253494 #94256C #948525 #25944E

split-complementary

#253494 #944E25 #6C9425

monochromatic

#0D1232 #192363 #253494 #3145C5 #5D6DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.51

#253494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#253494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253494

10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253494	1.00	10.51	2.00	10.51
#FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 52, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.157 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716bb4',
    500: '#253494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253494;
$custom-light: #716bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.892,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37949,
    "c": 0.15737,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253494

secondary

#BBAE59

accent

#CE45E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253494

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

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