#253996#253996

#253996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.154 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253996
RGB	rgb(37, 57, 150)
HSL	hsl(229, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(229, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 62%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.17, 26.23, -53.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.17, 59.38, 296.22°)
OKLab	oklab(39.09% -0.0034 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(39.09% 0.154 268.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7292, 5.5208, 29.5065)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253996 #968225

analogous

#257296 #253996 #4A2596

triadic

#253996 #962539 #399625

tetradic

#253996 #962572 #968225 #25964A

square

#253996 #962572 #968225 #25964A

split-complementary

#253996 #964A25 #729625

monochromatic

#0D1434 #192665 #253996 #314CC7 #5E74D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#253996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#253996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253996

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253996	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)

#004899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 57, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.154 268.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716fb6',
    500: '#253996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253996;
$custom-light: #716fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.381,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39091,
    "c": 0.1539,
    "h": 268.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253996

secondary

#BCAB5B

accent

#C744E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253996

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

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