#253B98#253B98

#253B98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.154 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253B98
RGB	rgb(37, 59, 152)
HSL	hsl(229, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(229, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.87, 25.65, -53.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.87, 59.20, 295.68°)
OKLab	oklab(39.66% -0.0048 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(39.66% 0.154 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.9924, 5.7874, 30.3955)
Luminance	0.0579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253B98 #988225

analogous

#257598 #253B98 #492598

triadic

#253B98 #98253B #3B9825

tetradic

#253B98 #982575 #988225 #259849

square

#253B98 #982575 #988225 #259849

split-complementary

#253B98 #984925 #759825

monochromatic

#0D1536 #192867 #253B98 #314EC9 #5F76D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#253B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#253B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253B98

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253B98	1.00	9.73	2.16	9.73
#FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.154 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7170b7',
    500: '#253b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253b98;
$custom-light: #7170b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.522,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39664,
    "c": 0.15415,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253B98

secondary

#BDAB5C

accent

#C544E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253B98

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

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