#253499#253499

#253499 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.164 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253499
RGB	rgb(37, 52, 153)
HSL	hsl(232, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 66%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.15, 30.70, -56.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.15, 64.54, 298.41°)
OKLab	oklab(38.42% -0.0001 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(38.42% 0.164 270)
XYZ	xyz(7.7387, 5.1484, 30.7167)
Luminance	0.0515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253499 #998A25

analogous

#256E99 #253499 #502599

triadic

#253499 #992534 #349925

tetradic

#253499 #99256E #998A25 #259950

square

#253499 #99256E #998A25 #259950

split-complementary

#253499 #995025 #6E9925

monochromatic

#0D1336 #192368 #253499 #3145CA #606FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#253499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#253499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253499

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253499	1.00	10.35	2.03	10.35
#FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 52, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.164 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726bb8',
    500: '#253499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253499;
$custom-light: #726bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.241,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38425,
    "c": 0.16416,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.05149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253499

secondary

#BEB15C

accent

#CF44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253499

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

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