#253CA0#253CA0

#253CA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.164 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253CA0
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 160)
HSL	hsl(229, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(229, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 62.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.82, 28.03, -56.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.82, 63.22, 296.32°)
OKLab	oklab(40.58% -0.0055 -0.1638)
OKLCH	oklch(40.58% 0.164 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.7218, 6.1621, 33.9806)
Luminance	0.0616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253CA0 #A08925

analogous

#2579A0 #253CA0 #4B25A0

triadic

#253CA0 #A0253C #3CA025

tetradic

#253CA0 #A02579 #A08925 #25A04B

square

#253CA0 #A02579 #A08925 #25A04B

split-complementary

#253CA0 #A04B25 #79A025

monochromatic

#0E173D #1A296E #253CA0 #3250D0 #647ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#253CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#253CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253CA0

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253CA0	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.164 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7371bd',
    500: '#253ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253ca0;
$custom-light: #7371bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.78,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40581,
    "c": 0.16387,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253CA0

secondary

#C1AF60

accent

#C742E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEECF7

border

#C9C7D0

text

#090712

muted

#7B7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #253CA0

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

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