#253496#253496

#253496 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.160 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253496
RGB	rgb(37, 52, 150)
HSL	hsl(232, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 65.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.88, 29.58, -55.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.88, 62.79, 298.11°)
OKLab	oklab(38.14% 0.0001 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.16 270)
XYZ	xyz(7.4941, 5.0505, 29.4281)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253496 #968725

analogous

#256D96 #253496 #4E2596

triadic

#253496 #962534 #349625

tetradic

#253496 #96256D #968725 #25964E

square

#253496 #96256D #968725 #25964E

split-complementary

#253496 #964E25 #6D9625

monochromatic

#0D1234 #192365 #253496 #3145C7 #5E6ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#253496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#253496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253496

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253496	1.00	10.45	2.01	10.45
#FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 52, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.160 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716bb6',
    500: '#253496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253496;
$custom-light: #716bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.035,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38138,
    "c": 0.1601,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.05051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253496

secondary

#BCAF5B

accent

#CE44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253496

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

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