#253B7A#253B7A
#253B7A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.111 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #253B7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 59, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 53%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 70%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 51.6%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.52, 14.00, -38.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.52, 41.01, 289.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.16% -0.0067 -0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.16% 0.111 266.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8385, 4.9258, 19.0517) |
| Luminance | 0.0493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 4.81
Marine Blue
#01386A
ΔE00 5.04
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.31
Twilight Blue
#0A437A
ΔE00 5.52
Marine
#042E60
ΔE00 5.67
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#253B7A #7A6425
analogous
#25657A #253B7A #39257A
triadic
#253B7A #7A253B #3B7A25
tetradic
#253B7A #7A2565 #7A6425 #257A39
square
#253B7A #7A2565 #7A6425 #257A39
split-complementary
#253B7A #7A3925 #657A25
monochromatic
#090E1C #17244B #253B7A #3352A9 #506FCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.58
#253B7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#253B7A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #253B7A
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##253B7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##253B7A | 1.00 | 10.58 | 1.99 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#18437C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003B79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004A54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #253b7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.111 266.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a70a1',
500: '#253b7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #253b7a; $custom-light: #6a70a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#253b7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 59,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.471,
"s": 53.459,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37159,
"c": 0.11075,
"h": 266.5
},
"luminance": 0.04926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#253B7A
secondary
#AC944E
accent
#B74BDD
background
#F6F6F9
surface
#ECECF2
border
#C7C7CC
text
#07070F
muted
#7A7A7E