#253B96#253B96

#253B96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.151 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253B96
RGB	rgb(37, 59, 150)
HSL	hsl(228, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(228, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 60.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.70, 24.88, -52.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.70, 58.01, 295.40°)
OKLab	oklab(39.49% -0.0048 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(39.49% 0.151 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.8300, 5.7224, 29.5401)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253B96 #968025

analogous

#257496 #253B96 #482596

triadic

#253B96 #96253B #3B9625

tetradic

#253B96 #962574 #968025 #259648

square

#253B96 #962574 #968025 #259648

split-complementary

#253B96 #964825 #749625

monochromatic

#0D1434 #192865 #253B96 #314EC7 #5E76D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#253B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#253B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253B96

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253B96	1.00	9.79	2.14	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.151 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7170b6',
    500: '#253b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253b96;
$custom-light: #7170b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.319,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39486,
    "c": 0.15137,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253B96

secondary

#BCA95B

accent

#C544E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253B96

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

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