#253495#253495

#253495 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.159 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253495
RGB	rgb(37, 52, 149)
HSL	hsl(232, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(232, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 65.1%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.79, 29.21, -54.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.79, 62.20, 298.01°)
OKLab	oklab(38.04% 0.0001 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(38.04% 0.159 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.4139, 5.0184, 29.0059)
Luminance	0.0502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253495 #958625

analogous

#256C95 #253495 #4E2595

triadic

#253495 #952534 #349525

tetradic

#253495 #95256C #958625 #25954E

square

#253495 #95256C #958625 #25954E

split-complementary

#253495 #954E25 #6C9525

monochromatic

#0D1233 #192364 #253495 #3145C6 #5E6ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.48

#253495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#253495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253495

10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253495	1.00	10.48	2.00	10.48
#FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004598

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 52, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.159 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716bb5',
    500: '#253495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253495;
$custom-light: #716bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.964,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38043,
    "c": 0.15874,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253495

secondary

#BCAF5A

accent

#CE44E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253495

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

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