#253ABD#253ABD
#253ABD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.204 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #253ABD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 58, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 67%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.4%, 69.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.02, 40.03, -70.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.02, 80.96, 299.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.01% -0.006 -0.2039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.01% 0.204 268.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4581, 7.0922, 48.8993) |
| Luminance | 0.0709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 2.59
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 2.60
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 4.88
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.00
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.46
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#253ABD #BDA825
analogous
#2586BD #253ABD #5C25BD
triadic
#253ABD #BD253A #3ABD25
tetradic
#253ABD #BD2586 #BDA825 #25BD5C
square
#253ABD #BD2586 #BDA825 #25BD5C
split-complementary
#253ABD #BD5C25 #86BD25
monochromatic
#111B57 #1B2A8A #253ABD #4559DB #7887E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.68
#253ABD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#253ABD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #253ABD
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##253ABD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##253ABD | 1.00 | 8.68 | 2.42 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #253abd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 58, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.204 268.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b70d2',
500: '#253abd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #253abd; $custom-light: #7b70d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#253abd",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 58,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.711,
"s": 67.257,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43009,
"c": 0.20396,
"h": 268.3
},
"luminance": 0.07094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#253ABD
secondary
#CCC072
accent
#D23EEA
background
#F8F6FD
surface
#EFECFA
border
#CAC7D3
text
#0B0714
muted
#7C7A83