#253498#253498

#253498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.163 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253498
RGB	rgb(37, 52, 152)
HSL	hsl(232, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.06, 30.33, -56.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.06, 63.96, 298.31°)
OKLab	oklab(38.33% 0 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(38.33% 0.163 270)
XYZ	xyz(7.6565, 5.1155, 30.2835)
Luminance	0.0512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253498 #988925

analogous

#256E98 #253498 #502598

triadic

#253498 #982534 #349825

tetradic

#253498 #98256E #988925 #259850

square

#253498 #98256E #988925 #259850

split-complementary

#253498 #985025 #6E9825

monochromatic

#0D1236 #192367 #253498 #3145C9 #5F6FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.38

#253498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#253498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253498

10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253498	1.00	10.38	2.02	10.38
#FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 52, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.163 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726bb7',
    500: '#253498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253498;
$custom-light: #726bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.174,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38329,
    "c": 0.16281,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.05116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253498

secondary

#BDB05C

accent

#CF44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253498

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

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