#253998#253998

#253998 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.157 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253998
RGB	rgb(37, 57, 152)
HSL	hsl(230, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(230, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 62.5%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.34, 27.00, -54.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.34, 60.56, 296.47°)
OKLab	oklab(39.27% -0.0034 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(39.27% 0.157 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.8916, 5.5857, 30.3619)
Luminance	0.0559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253998 #988425

analogous

#257398 #253998 #4A2598

triadic

#253998 #982539 #399825

tetradic

#253998 #982573 #988425 #25984A

square

#253998 #982573 #988425 #25984A

split-complementary

#253998 #984A25 #739825

monochromatic

#0D1436 #192767 #253998 #314BC9 #5F74D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.92

#253998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#253998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253998

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253998	1.00	9.92	2.12	9.92
#FFFFFF	9.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 57, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.157 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716fb7',
    500: '#253998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253998;
$custom-light: #716fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.565,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39273,
    "c": 0.15666,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253998

secondary

#BDAC5C

accent

#C844E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253998

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

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