#253897#253897

#253897 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.157 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253897
RGB	rgb(37, 56, 151)
HSL	hsl(230, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(230, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 62.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.99, 27.29, -54.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.99, 60.65, 296.74°)
OKLab	oklab(38.99% -0.0027 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(38.99% 0.157 269)
XYZ	xyz(7.7611, 5.4552, 29.9161)
Luminance	0.0546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253897 #978425

analogous

#257197 #253897 #4B2597

triadic

#253897 #972538 #389725

tetradic

#253897 #972571 #978425 #25974B

square

#253897 #972571 #978425 #25974B

split-complementary

#253897 #974B25 #719725

monochromatic

#0D1435 #192666 #253897 #314AC8 #5F73D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.04

#253897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#253897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253897

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253897	1.00	10.04	2.09	10.04
#FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005062

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 56, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.157 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716eb6',
    500: '#253897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253897;
$custom-light: #716eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38988,
    "c": 0.15653,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.05456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253897

secondary

#BDAC5B

accent

#C944E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253897

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

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