#253AA2#253AA2

#253AA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.169 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253AA2
RGB	rgb(37, 58, 162)
HSL	hsl(230, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(230, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 64.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.48, 30.12, -58.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.48, 65.73, 297.27°)
OKLab	oklab(40.39% -0.0043 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(40.39% 0.169 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.7953, 6.0271, 34.8752)
Luminance	0.0603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253AA2 #A28D25

analogous

#2579A2 #253AA2 #4F25A2

triadic

#253AA2 #A2253A #3AA225

tetradic

#253AA2 #A22579 #A28D25 #25A24F

square

#253AA2 #A22579 #A28D25 #25A24F

split-complementary

#253AA2 #A24F25 #79A225

monochromatic

#0E163E #1A2870 #253AA2 #344ED1 #6579DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#253AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#253AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253AA2

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253AA2	1.00	9.52	2.21	9.52
#FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 58, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.169 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7470be',
    500: '#253aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253aa2;
$custom-light: #7470be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.92,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40386,
    "c": 0.16901,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253AA2

secondary

#C2B161

accent

#CA42E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEECF7

border

#C9C7D0

text

#0A0712

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #253AA2

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

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