#253A95#253A95

#253A95 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.151 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253A95
RGB	rgb(37, 58, 149)
HSL	hsl(229, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(229, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 61.1%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.35, 25.18, -52.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.35, 58.10, 295.68°)
OKLab	oklab(39.2% -0.0041 -0.1512)
OKLCH	oklch(39.2% 0.151 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.6989, 5.5885, 29.1009)
Luminance	0.0559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253A95 #958025

analogous

#257295 #253A95 #482595

triadic

#253A95 #95253A #3A9525

tetradic

#253A95 #952572 #958025 #259548

square

#253A95 #952572 #958025 #259548

split-complementary

#253A95 #954825 #729525

monochromatic

#0D1433 #192764 #253A95 #314DC6 #5E74D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.92

#253A95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#253A95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253A95

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253A95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253A95	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)

#004898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253a95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 58, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.151 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#716fb5',
    500: '#253a95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253a95;
$custom-light: #716fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253a95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.75,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39198,
    "c": 0.15125,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253A95

secondary

#BCA95A

accent

#C644E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253A95

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

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