#253E82#253E82

#253E82 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.119 H 265.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253E82
RGB	rgb(37, 62, 130)
HSL	hsl(224, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(224, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 52.3%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.98, 15.04, -41.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.98, 43.88, 290.05°)
OKLab	oklab(38.45% -0.0086 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(38.45% 0.119 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.5134, 5.4496, 21.8234)
Luminance	0.0545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253E82 #826925

analogous

#256C82 #253E82 #3A2582

triadic

#253E82 #82253E #3E8225

tetradic

#253E82 #82256C #826925 #25823A

square

#253E82 #82256C #826925 #25823A

split-complementary

#253E82 #823A25 #6C8225

monochromatic

#0A1123 #172752 #253E82 #3355B2 #5374CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.05

#253E82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#253E82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253E82

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253E82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253E82	1.00	10.05	2.09	10.05
#FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#164784

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253e82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 62, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.119 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c72a7',
    500: '#253e82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253e82;
$custom-light: #6c72a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253e82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.871,
    "s": 55.689,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3845,
    "c": 0.11867,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253E82

secondary

#B29850

accent

#B749DF

background

#F6F6FA

surface

#ECECF4

border

#C7C7CE

text

#08080F

muted

#7B7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #253E82

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

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