#253696#253696

#253696 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.158 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253696
RGB	rgb(37, 54, 150)
HSL	hsl(231, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(231, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 64%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.39, 28.25, -54.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.39, 61.43, 297.38°)
OKLab	oklab(38.51% -0.0013 -0.1576)
OKLCH	oklch(38.51% 0.158 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.5852, 5.2329, 29.4585)
Luminance	0.0523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253696 #968525

analogous

#256F96 #253696 #4C2596

triadic

#253696 #962536 #369625

tetradic

#253696 #96256F #968525 #25964C

square

#253696 #96256F #968525 #25964C

split-complementary

#253696 #964C25 #6F9625

monochromatic

#0D1334 #192465 #253696 #3148C7 #5E70D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.26

#253696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#253696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253696

10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253696	1.00	10.26	2.05	10.26
#FFFFFF	10.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 54, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.158 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716db6',
    500: '#253696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253696;
$custom-light: #716db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.973,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38513,
    "c": 0.15765,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253696

secondary

#BCAE5B

accent

#CC44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253696

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

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