#253ABC#253ABC

#253ABC is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.203 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253ABC
RGB	rgb(37, 58, 188)
HSL	hsl(232, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(232, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 69.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.92, 39.68, -69.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.92, 80.42, 299.56°)
OKLab	oklab(42.91% -0.0059 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(42.91% 0.203 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3500, 7.0489, 48.3296)
Luminance	0.0705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253ABC #BCA725

analogous

#2586BC #253ABC #5C25BC

triadic

#253ABC #BC253A #3ABC25

tetradic

#253ABC #BC2586 #BCA725 #25BC5C

square

#253ABC #BC2586 #BCA725 #25BC5C

split-complementary

#253ABC #BC5C25 #86BC25

monochromatic

#111A56 #1B2A89 #253ABC #4459DA #7786E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#253ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#253ABC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253ABC

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253ABC	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 58, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.203 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a70d1',
    500: '#253abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253abc;
$custom-light: #7a70d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.656,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42908,
    "c": 0.20271,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253ABC

secondary

#CCBF71

accent

#D23EEA

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0714

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #253ABC

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

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