#253E68#253E68

#253E68 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.079 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253E68
RGB	rgb(37, 62, 104)
HSL	hsl(218, 48%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(218, 64%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 40.4%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.27, 4.95, -27.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.27, 27.95, 280.21°)
OKLab	oklab(36.58% -0.0135 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(36.58% 0.079 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.9834, 4.8376, 13.7652)
Luminance	0.0484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253E68 #684F25

analogous

#255F68 #253E68 #2D2568

triadic

#253E68 #68253E #3E6825

tetradic

#253E68 #68255F #684F25 #25682D

square

#253E68 #68255F #684F25 #25682D

split-complementary

#253E68 #682D25 #5F6825

monochromatic

#080D17 #15233B #253E68 #355995 #4975BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.67

#253E68 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#253E68 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253E68

10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253E68	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253E68	1.00	10.67	1.97	10.67
#FFFFFF	10.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C426A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#233B67

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00474E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253e68;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 62, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.079 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#667293',
    500: '#253e68',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253e68;
$custom-light: #667293;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253e68",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.612,
    "s": 47.518,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36583,
    "c": 0.07922,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253E68

secondary

#9B7E4E

accent

#A551D7

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBECF1

border

#C6C7CB

text

#06080D

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #253E68

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

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