#253C4F#253C4F

#253C4F is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.044 H 244.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C4F
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 79)
HSL	hsl(207, 36%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(207, 53%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 24.1%, 0%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.29, -2.84, -14.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.29, 14.60, 258.78°)
OKLab	oklab(34.6% -0.019 -0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(34.6% 0.044 244.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.7896, 4.1893, 8.0045)
Luminance	0.0419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#253C4F #4F3825

analogous

#254F4D #253C4F #25274F

triadic

#253C4F #4F253C #3C4F25

tetradic

#253C4F #4D254F #4F3825 #274F25

square

#253C4F #4D254F #4F3825 #274F25

split-complementary

#253C4F #4F2527 #4F4D25

monochromatic

#0A1015 #111C25 #253C4F #395C79 #4C7BA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.43

#253C4F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#253C4F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C4F

11.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C4F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C4F	1.00	11.43	1.84	11.43
#FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#343C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E384F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#114142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c4f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.044 244.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#627180',
    500: '#253c4f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c4f;
$custom-light: #627180;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c4f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.143,
    "s": 36.207,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34599,
    "c": 0.0442,
    "h": 244.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C4F

secondary

#82654E

accent

#8F5CCC

background

#F5F6F7

surface

#EAECEE

border

#C6C7C9

text

#05070A

muted

#797A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C4F

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

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