#253596#253596

#253596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.159 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253596
RGB	rgb(37, 53, 150)
HSL	hsl(232, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 64.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.13, 28.92, -54.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.13, 62.11, 297.75°)
OKLab	oklab(38.32% -0.0006 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(38.32% 0.159 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.5392, 5.1407, 29.4432)
Luminance	0.0514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253596 #968625

analogous

#256E96 #253596 #4D2596

triadic

#253596 #962535 #359625

tetradic

#253596 #96256E #968625 #25964D

square

#253596 #96256E #968625 #25964D

split-complementary

#253596 #964D25 #6E9625

monochromatic

#0D1234 #192465 #253596 #3146C7 #5E6FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#253596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#253596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253596

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253596	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)

#004599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 53, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.159 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716cb6',
    500: '#253596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253596;
$custom-light: #716cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.504,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38325,
    "c": 0.15887,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253596

secondary

#BCAE5B

accent

#CD44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253596

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

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