#253B92#253B92
#253B92 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.146 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #253B92 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 59, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 60%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 75%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 59.6%, 0%, 42.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.37, 23.34, -50.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.37, 55.63, 294.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.14% -0.0049 -0.1457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.14% 0.146 268.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5134, 5.5958, 27.8727) |
| Luminance | 0.0560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.00
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.08
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 5.33
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.52
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 6.05
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#253B92 #927C25
analogous
#257192 #253B92 #452592
triadic
#253B92 #92253B #3B9225
tetradic
#253B92 #922571 #927C25 #259245
square
#253B92 #922571 #927C25 #259245
split-complementary
#253B92 #924525 #719225
monochromatic
#0C1430 #192761 #253B92 #314FC3 #5C74D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.91
#253B92 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.12
#253B92 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #253B92
9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##253B92 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##253B92 | 1.00 | 9.91 | 2.12 | 9.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004895
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005160
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #253b92; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.146 268.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7070b3',
500: '#253b92',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #253b92; $custom-light: #7070b3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#253b92",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 59,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.89,
"s": 59.563,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39135,
"c": 0.14576,
"h": 268.1
},
"luminance": 0.05597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#253B92
secondary
#BAA758
accent
#C345E3
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EDECF6
border
#C8C7D0
text
#090711
muted
#7B7A80