#253D76#253D76

#253D76 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.102 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253D76
RGB	rgb(37, 61, 118)
HSL	hsl(222, 52%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(222, 69%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.6%, 48.3%, 0%, 53.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.84, 11.05, -35.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.84, 37.19, 287.28°)
OKLab	oklab(37.32% -0.0093 -0.1016)
OKLCH	oklch(37.32% 0.102 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.7006, 5.0383, 17.8081)
Luminance	0.0504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253D76 #765E25

analogous

#256576 #253D76 #352576

triadic

#253D76 #76253D #3D7625

tetradic

#253D76 #762565 #765E25 #257635

square

#253D76 #762565 #765E25 #257635

split-complementary

#253D76 #763525 #657625

monochromatic

#080D19 #162547 #253D76 #3455A5 #4E72C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.46

#253D76 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#253D76 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253D76

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253D76	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253D76	1.00	10.46	2.01	10.46
#FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204378

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#113C75

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253d76;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 61, 118);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.102 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69729e',
    500: '#253d76',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253d76;
$custom-light: #69729e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253d76",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 118
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.222,
    "s": 52.258,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37315,
    "c": 0.102,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253D76

secondary

#A98E4E

accent

#B14CDC

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBECF2

border

#C6C7CC

text

#07070E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #253D76

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

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