#253697#253697

#253697 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.159 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253697
RGB	rgb(37, 54, 151)
HSL	hsl(231, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(231, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 64.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.48, 28.63, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.48, 62.02, 297.49°)
OKLab	oklab(38.61% -0.0013 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(38.61% 0.159 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.6661, 5.2652, 29.8844)
Luminance	0.0527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253697 #978625

analogous

#256F97 #253697 #4D2597

triadic

#253697 #972536 #369725

tetradic

#253697 #97256F #978625 #25974D

square

#253697 #97256F #978625 #25974D

split-complementary

#253697 #974D25 #6F9725

monochromatic

#0D1335 #192466 #253697 #3148C8 #5F71D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.23

#253697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#253697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253697

10.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253697	1.00	10.23	2.05	10.23
#FFFFFF	10.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 54, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.159 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716db6',
    500: '#253697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253697;
$custom-light: #716db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.053,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38607,
    "c": 0.15901,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253697

secondary

#BDAE5B

accent

#CC44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253697

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

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