#253C72#253C72

#253C72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.097 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C72
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 114)
HSL	hsl(222, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(222, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 47.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.27, 10.19, -33.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.27, 35.38, 286.73°)
OKLab	oklab(36.79% -0.009 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(36.79% 0.097 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.4150, 4.8394, 16.5651)
Luminance	0.0484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253C72 #725B25

analogous

#256372 #253C72 #352572

triadic

#253C72 #72253C #3C7225

tetradic

#253C72 #722563 #725B25 #257235

square

#253C72 #722563 #725B25 #257235

split-complementary

#253C72 #723525 #637225

monochromatic

#070C17 #162444 #253C72 #3454A0 #4C70C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.67

#253C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#253C72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C72

10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C72	1.00	10.67	1.97	10.67
#FFFFFF	10.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224274

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#153B71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004851

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.097 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68719b',
    500: '#253c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c72;
$custom-light: #68719b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.078,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36791,
    "c": 0.09723,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C72

secondary

#A58B4E

accent

#B04DDA

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBECF2

border

#C6C7CC

text

#07070E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C72

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

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