#253597#253597

#253597 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.160 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253597
RGB	rgb(37, 53, 151)
HSL	hsl(232, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 64.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.22, 29.29, -55.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.22, 62.70, 297.86°)
OKLab	oklab(38.42% -0.0006 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(38.42% 0.16 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.6201, 5.1731, 29.8691)
Luminance	0.0517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253597 #978725

analogous

#256E97 #253597 #4E2597

triadic

#253597 #972535 #359725

tetradic

#253597 #97256E #978725 #25974E

square

#253597 #97256E #978725 #25974E

split-complementary

#253597 #974E25 #6E9725

monochromatic

#0D1235 #192466 #253597 #3146C8 #5F70D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#253597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#253597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253597

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253597	1.00	10.32	2.03	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 53, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.160 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726cb6',
    500: '#253597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253597;
$custom-light: #726cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.579,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38419,
    "c": 0.16024,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253597

secondary

#BDAF5B

accent

#CD44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253597

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

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