#253D96#253D96

#253D96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.149 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253D96
RGB	rgb(37, 61, 150)
HSL	hsl(227, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(227, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 59.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.24, 23.52, -51.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.24, 56.64, 294.54°)
OKLab	oklab(39.89% -0.0063 -0.1487)
OKLCH	oklch(39.89% 0.149 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.9348, 5.9320, 29.5750)
Luminance	0.0593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253D96 #967E25

analogous

#257696 #253D96 #462596

triadic

#253D96 #96253D #3D9625

tetradic

#253D96 #962576 #967E25 #259646

square

#253D96 #962576 #967E25 #259646

split-complementary

#253D96 #964625 #769625

monochromatic

#0D1534 #192965 #253D96 #3151C7 #5E78D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.60

#253D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#253D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253D96

9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253D96	1.00	9.60	2.19	9.60
#FFFFFF	9.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004094

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 61, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.149 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7172b6',
    500: '#253d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253d96;
$custom-light: #7172b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.257,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39888,
    "c": 0.14881,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253D96

secondary

#BCA85B

accent

#C244E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253D96

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

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