#253C98#253C98

#253C98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.153 H 267.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253C98
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 152)
HSL	hsl(228, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(228, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 60.5%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.14, 24.97, -52.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.14, 58.51, 295.27°)
OKLab	oklab(39.86% -0.0055 -0.1528)
OKLCH	oklch(39.86% 0.153 267.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0443, 5.8912, 30.4128)
Luminance	0.0589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253C98 #988125

analogous

#257698 #253C98 #482598

triadic

#253C98 #98253C #3C9825

tetradic

#253C98 #982576 #988125 #259848

square

#253C98 #982576 #988125 #259848

split-complementary

#253C98 #984825 #769825

monochromatic

#0D1536 #192967 #253C98 #314FC9 #5F77D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.64

#253C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#253C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253C98

9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253C98	1.00	9.64	2.18	9.64
#FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.153 267.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7171b7',
    500: '#253c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253c98;
$custom-light: #7171b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39862,
    "c": 0.15288,
    "h": 267.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253C98

secondary

#BDAA5C

accent

#C444E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253C98

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

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