#253997#253997

#253997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.155 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253997
RGB	rgb(37, 57, 151)
HSL	hsl(229, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(229, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 62.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.26, 26.62, -53.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.26, 59.97, 296.35°)
OKLab	oklab(39.18% -0.0034 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(39.18% 0.155 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.8101, 5.5531, 29.9324)
Luminance	0.0555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253997 #978325

analogous

#257297 #253997 #4A2597

triadic

#253997 #972539 #399725

tetradic

#253997 #972572 #978325 #25974A

square

#253997 #972572 #978325 #25974A

split-complementary

#253997 #974A25 #729725

monochromatic

#0D1435 #192666 #253997 #314CC8 #5F74D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#253997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#253997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253997

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253997	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 57, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.155 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716fb6',
    500: '#253997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253997;
$custom-light: #716fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.474,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39182,
    "c": 0.15528,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253997

secondary

#BDAC5B

accent

#C844E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253997

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

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