#253B94#253B94

#253B94 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.149 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253B94
RGB	rgb(37, 59, 148)
HSL	hsl(228, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(228, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 60.1%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.53, 24.11, -51.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.53, 56.82, 295.11°)
OKLab	oklab(39.31% -0.0048 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(39.31% 0.149 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.6704, 5.6585, 28.6992)
Luminance	0.0566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253B94 #947E25

analogous

#257394 #253B94 #472594

triadic

#253B94 #94253B #3B9425

tetradic

#253B94 #942573 #947E25 #259447

square

#253B94 #942573 #947E25 #259447

split-complementary

#253B94 #944725 #739425

monochromatic

#0D1432 #192763 #253B94 #314FC5 #5D75D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.85

#253B94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#253B94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253B94

9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253B94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253B94	1.00	9.85	2.13	9.85
#FFFFFF	9.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253b94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.149 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7070b4',
    500: '#253b94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253b94;
$custom-light: #7070b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253b94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.108,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3931,
    "c": 0.14857,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253B94

secondary

#BBA859

accent

#C445E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253B94

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

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