#253594#253594

#253594 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.156 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253594
RGB	rgb(37, 53, 148)
HSL	hsl(231, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(231, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 64.2%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.95, 28.16, -54.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.95, 60.93, 297.53°)
OKLab	oklab(38.14% -0.0005 -0.1561)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.156 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.3795, 5.0769, 28.6022)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253594 #948425

analogous

#256D94 #253594 #4D2594

triadic

#253594 #942535 #359425

tetradic

#253594 #94256D #948425 #25944D

square

#253594 #94256D #948425 #25944D

split-complementary

#253594 #944D25 #6D9425

monochromatic

#0D1232 #192363 #253594 #3147C5 #5D6ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#253594 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#253594 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253594

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253594	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253594	1.00	10.42	2.02	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004597

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253594;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 53, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.156 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716cb4',
    500: '#253594',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253594;
$custom-light: #716cb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253594",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.351,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38137,
    "c": 0.15614,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253594

secondary

#BBAD59

accent

#CC45E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253594

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

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