#253CBD#253CBD

#253CBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.202 H 268.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253CBD
RGB	rgb(37, 60, 189)
HSL	hsl(231, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(231, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 68.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 38.79, -69.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 79.69, 299.13°)
OKLab	oklab(43.34% -0.0069 -0.2017)
OKLCH	oklch(43.34% 0.202 268)
XYZ	xyz(11.5609, 7.2978, 48.9336)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253CBD #BDA625

analogous

#2588BD #253CBD #5A25BD

triadic

#253CBD #BD253C #3CBD25

tetradic

#253CBD #BD2588 #BDA625 #25BD5A

square

#253CBD #BD2588 #BDA625 #25BD5A

split-complementary

#253CBD #BD5A25 #88BD25

monochromatic

#111C57 #1B2C8A #253CBD #455BDB #7888E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#253CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#253CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253CBD

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253CBD	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 60, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.202 268.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b72d2',
    500: '#253cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253cbd;
$custom-light: #7b72d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.921,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43342,
    "c": 0.20178,
    "h": 268
  },
  "luminance": 0.07299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253CBD

secondary

#CCBE72

accent

#D03EEA

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFECFA

border

#CAC7D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #253CBD

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

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