#253A62#253A62

#253A62 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.075 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253A62
RGB	rgb(37, 58, 98)
HSL	hsl(219, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(219, 62%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 40.8%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.64, 5.43, -26.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.64, 26.76, 281.70°)
OKLab	oklab(35.21% -0.0101 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(35.21% 0.075 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.4798, 4.3009, 12.1470)
Luminance	0.0430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253A62 #624D25

analogous

#255962 #253A62 #2F2562

triadic

#253A62 #62253A #3A6225

tetradic

#253A62 #622559 #624D25 #25622F

square

#253A62 #622559 #624D25 #25622F

split-complementary

#253A62 #622F25 #596225

monochromatic

#080D16 #142036 #253A62 #36548E #486FBA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.29

#253A62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#253A62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253A62

11.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253A62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253A62	1.00	11.29	1.86	11.29
#FFFFFF	11.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#293E64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213861

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004349

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253a62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 58, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.075 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#656f8f',
    500: '#253a62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253a62;
$custom-light: #656f8f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253a62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.344,
    "s": 45.185,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35207,
    "c": 0.075,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253A62

secondary

#957D4E

accent

#A853D5

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBECF0

border

#C6C7CB

text

#06070C

muted

#7A7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #253A62

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

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