#253497#253497

#253497 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.161 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253497
RGB	rgb(37, 52, 151)
HSL	hsl(232, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 65.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.97, 29.96, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.97, 63.37, 298.21°)
OKLab	oklab(38.23% 0 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(38.23% 0.161 270)
XYZ	xyz(7.5749, 5.0829, 29.8540)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253497 #978825

analogous

#256D97 #253497 #4F2597

triadic

#253497 #972534 #349725

tetradic

#253497 #97256D #978825 #25974F

square

#253497 #97256D #978825 #25974F

split-complementary

#253497 #974F25 #6D9725

monochromatic

#0D1235 #192366 #253497 #3145C8 #5F6FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#253497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#253497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253497

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253497	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 52, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.161 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726bb7',
    500: '#253497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253497;
$custom-light: #726bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.105,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38233,
    "c": 0.16146,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.05084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253497

secondary

#BDB05B

accent

#CF44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253497

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

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