#253BC6#253BC6

#253BC6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.214 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253BC6
RGB	rgb(37, 59, 198)
HSL	hsl(232, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(232, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 70.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.13, 42.62, -73.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.13, 85.24, 300.00°)
OKLab	oklab(44.08% -0.0072 -0.2139)
OKLCH	oklch(44.08% 0.214 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5164, 7.5970, 54.2218)
Luminance	0.0760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253BC6 #C6B025

analogous

#258BC6 #253BC6 #5F25C6

triadic

#253BC6 #C6253B #3BC625

tetradic

#253BC6 #C6258B #C6B025 #25C65F

square

#253BC6 #C6258B #C6B025 #25C65F

split-complementary

#253BC6 #C65F25 #8BC625

monochromatic

#121C5F #1B2C92 #253BC6 #4B5FDD #7E8DE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#253BC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#253BC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253BC6

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253BC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253BC6	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 59, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.214 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d71d9',
    500: '#253bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253bc6;
$custom-light: #7d71d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.801,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44081,
    "c": 0.21403,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253BC6

secondary

#CFC377

accent

#D33CEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #253BC6

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

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