#253BA2#253BA2

#253BA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.168 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253BA2
RGB	rgb(37, 59, 162)
HSL	hsl(229, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(229, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 63.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.74, 29.46, -58.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.74, 65.06, 296.92°)
OKLab	oklab(40.57% -0.0049 -0.1677)
OKLCH	oklch(40.57% 0.168 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8462, 6.1289, 34.8922)
Luminance	0.0613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253BA2 #A28C25

analogous

#257AA2 #253BA2 #4E25A2

triadic

#253BA2 #A2253B #3BA225

tetradic

#253BA2 #A2257A #A28C25 #25A24E

square

#253BA2 #A2257A #A28C25 #25A24E

split-complementary

#253BA2 #A24E25 #7AA225

monochromatic

#0E173E #1A2970 #253BA2 #344FD1 #657ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.43

#253BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#253BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253BA2

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253BA2	1.00	9.43	2.23	9.43
#FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.168 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7470be',
    500: '#253ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253ba2;
$custom-light: #7470be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.44,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40574,
    "c": 0.1678,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253BA2

secondary

#C2B161

accent

#C942E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEECF7

border

#C9C7D0

text

#090712

muted

#7B7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #253BA2

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

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