#253AC6#253AC6

#253AC6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.215 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253AC6
RGB	rgb(37, 58, 198)
HSL	hsl(232, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(232, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, 43.22, -74.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 85.86, 300.23°)
OKLab	oklab(43.92% -0.0068 -0.215)
OKLCH	oklch(43.92% 0.215 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4655, 7.4952, 54.2049)
Luminance	0.0750 (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

#253AC6 #C6B125

analogous

#258AC6 #253AC6 #6025C6

triadic

#253AC6 #C6253A #3AC625

tetradic

#253AC6 #C6258A #C6B125 #25C660

square

#253AC6 #C6258A #C6B125 #25C660

split-complementary

#253AC6 #C66025 #8AC625

monochromatic

#121C5F #1B2B92 #253AC6 #4B5EDD #7E8CE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#253AC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#253AC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253AC6

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253AC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253AC6	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253ac6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 58, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.215 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d71d9',
    500: '#253ac6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253ac6;
$custom-light: #7d71d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253ac6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.174,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43922,
    "c": 0.21508,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253AC6

secondary

#CFC477

accent

#D53CEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #253AC6

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

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