#253E60#253E60

#253E60 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.067 H 256.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253E60
RGB	rgb(37, 62, 96)
HSL	hsl(215, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(215, 61%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.81, 1.94, -23.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.81, 23.15, 274.81°)
OKLab	oklab(36.08% -0.0157 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(36.08% 0.067 256.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.5962, 4.6827, 11.7257)
Luminance	0.0468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253E60 #604725

analogous

#255B60 #253E60 #292560

triadic

#253E60 #60253E #3E6025

tetradic

#253E60 #60255B #604725 #256029

square

#253E60 #60255B #604725 #256029

split-complementary

#253E60 #602925 #5B6025

monochromatic

#090E16 #142134 #253E60 #365B8C #4777B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.84

#253E60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#253E60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253E60

10.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253E60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253E60	1.00	10.84	1.94	10.84
#FFFFFF	10.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304061

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#283B5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00464A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253e60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 62, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.067 256.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65738d',
    500: '#253e60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253e60;
$custom-light: #65738d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253e60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.576,
    "s": 44.361,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36079,
    "c": 0.06699,
    "h": 256.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253E60

secondary

#93764D

accent

#9E54D4

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBECF0

border

#C6C7CB

text

#06080C

muted

#7A7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #253E60

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

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