#253C96#253C96

#253C96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.150 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C96
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 150)
HSL	hsl(228, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(228, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 60%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.97, 24.20, -51.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.97, 57.33, 294.98°)
OKLab	oklab(39.69% -0.0056 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(39.69% 0.15 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8819, 5.8262, 29.5574)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#253C96 #967F25

analogous

#257596 #253C96 #472596

triadic

#253C96 #96253C #3C9625

tetradic

#253C96 #962575 #967F25 #259647

square

#253C96 #962575 #967F25 #259647

split-complementary

#253C96 #964725 #759625

monochromatic

#0D1534 #192865 #253C96 #3150C7 #5E77D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#253C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#253C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C96

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C96	1.00	9.70	2.17	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.150 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7171b6',
    500: '#253c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c96;
$custom-light: #7171b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.788,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39686,
    "c": 0.15009,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C96

secondary

#BCA85B

accent

#C344E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C96

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

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