#253C61#253C61

#253C61 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.071 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C61
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 97)
HSL	hsl(217, 45%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(217, 62%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 38.1%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.22, 3.68, -24.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.22, 24.91, 278.49°)
OKLab	oklab(35.64% -0.0129 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(35.64% 0.071 259.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.5357, 4.4877, 11.9341)
Luminance	0.0449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253C61 #614A25

analogous

#255A61 #253C61 #2C2561

triadic

#253C61 #61253C #3C6125

tetradic

#253C61 #61255A #614A25 #25612C

square

#253C61 #61255A #614A25 #25612C

split-complementary

#253C61 #612C25 #5A6125

monochromatic

#080E16 #142135 #253C61 #36578D #4773B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.07

#253C61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#253C61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C61

11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C61	1.00	11.07	1.90	11.07
#FFFFFF	11.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D3F63

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#253960

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00444A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.071 259.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65718e',
    500: '#253c61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c61;
$custom-light: #65718e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217,
    "s": 44.776,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35639,
    "c": 0.07091,
    "h": 259.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C61

secondary

#94794E

accent

#A353D4

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBECF0

border

#C6C7CB

text

#06070C

muted

#7A7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C61

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

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