#253DC6#253DC6

#253DC6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.212 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253DC6
RGB	rgb(37, 61, 198)
HSL	hsl(231, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(231, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 69.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.58, 41.40, -73.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.58, 83.99, 299.53°)
OKLab	oklab(44.41% -0.008 -0.2118)
OKLCH	oklch(44.41% 0.212 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6212, 7.8065, 54.2567)
Luminance	0.0781 (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

#253DC6 #C6AE25

analogous

#258DC6 #253DC6 #5D25C6

triadic

#253DC6 #C6253D #3DC625

tetradic

#253DC6 #C6258D #C6AE25 #25C65D

square

#253DC6 #C6258D #C6AE25 #25C65D

split-complementary

#253DC6 #C65D25 #8DC625

monochromatic

#121D5F #1B2D92 #253DC6 #4B61DD #7E8EE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#253DC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#253DC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253DC6

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253DC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253DC6	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253dc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 61, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.212 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d73d9',
    500: '#253dc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253dc6;
$custom-light: #7d73d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253dc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.056,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44405,
    "c": 0.21191,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253DC6

secondary

#CFC277

accent

#D13CEB

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #253DC6

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

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