#253C92#253C92

#253C92 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.144 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C92
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 146)
HSL	hsl(227, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(227, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 58.9%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.64, 22.66, -50.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.64, 54.94, 294.36°)
OKLab	oklab(39.34% -0.0057 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(39.34% 0.144 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.5653, 5.6996, 27.8900)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253C92 #927B25

analogous

#257292 #253C92 #442592

triadic

#253C92 #92253C #3C9225

tetradic

#253C92 #922572 #927B25 #259244

square

#253C92 #922572 #927B25 #259244

split-complementary

#253C92 #924425 #729225

monochromatic

#0C1430 #192861 #253C92 #3150C3 #5C75D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.81

#253C92 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#253C92 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C92

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C92	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C92	1.00	9.81	2.14	9.81
#FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004995

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c92;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.144 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7071b3',
    500: '#253c92',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c92;
$custom-light: #7071b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c92",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.339,
    "s": 59.563,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39338,
    "c": 0.14447,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C92

secondary

#BAA658

accent

#C145E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#080711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C92

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

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