#253899#253899

#253899 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.159 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253899
RGB	rgb(37, 56, 153)
HSL	hsl(230, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(230, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 63.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.17, 28.05, -55.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.17, 61.83, 296.98°)
OKLab	oklab(39.17% -0.0027 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(39.17% 0.159 269)
XYZ	xyz(7.9249, 5.5207, 30.7788)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253899 #998625

analogous

#257299 #253899 #4C2599

triadic

#253899 #992538 #389925

tetradic

#253899 #992572 #998625 #25994C

square

#253899 #992572 #998625 #25994C

split-complementary

#253899 #994C25 #729925

monochromatic

#0D1436 #192668 #253899 #314ACA #6074D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#253899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#253899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253899

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253899	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 56, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.159 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726eb8',
    500: '#253899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253899;
$custom-light: #726eb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.172,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39172,
    "c": 0.15927,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.05522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253899

secondary

#BEAE5C

accent

#CA44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253899

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

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