#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
RGBrgb(37, 54, 151)
HSLhsl(231, 61%, 37%)
HSVhsv(231, 75%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(75.5%, 64.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LABlab(27.48, 28.63, -55.01)
CIE-LCHlch(27.48, 62.02, 297.49°)
OKLaboklab(38.61% -0.0013 -0.159)
OKLCHoklch(38.61% 0.159 269.5)
XYZxyz(7.6661, 5.2652, 29.8844)
Luminance0.0527 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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
##2536971.0010.232.0510.23
#FFFFFF10.231.0021.001.00
#0000002.0521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF10.231.0021.001.00

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

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#253697 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva