#253C97#253C97

#253C97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.151 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C97
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 151)
HSL	hsl(228, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(228, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 60.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.05, 24.59, -52.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.05, 57.92, 295.12°)
OKLab	oklab(39.77% -0.0055 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(39.77% 0.151 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.9628, 5.8585, 29.9833)
Luminance	0.0586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253C97 #978025

analogous

#257597 #253C97 #472597

triadic

#253C97 #97253C #3C9725

tetradic

#253C97 #972575 #978025 #259747

square

#253C97 #972575 #978025 #259747

split-complementary

#253C97 #974725 #759725

monochromatic

#0D1535 #192866 #253C97 #3150C8 #5F77D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.67

#253C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#253C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C97

9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C97	1.00	9.67	2.17	9.67
#FFFFFF	9.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.151 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7171b6',
    500: '#253c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c97;
$custom-light: #7171b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.895,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39774,
    "c": 0.15149,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C97

secondary

#BDA95B

accent

#C444E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C97

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

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