#253E95#253E95

#253E95 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.146 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253E95
RGB	rgb(37, 62, 149)
HSL	hsl(227, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(227, 75%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 58.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, 22.46, -50.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 55.36, 293.93°)
OKLab	oklab(40.01% -0.0071 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(40.01% 0.146 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.9085, 6.0076, 29.1707)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253E95 #957C25

analogous

#257695 #253E95 #442595

triadic

#253E95 #95253E #3E9525

tetradic

#253E95 #952576 #957C25 #259544

square

#253E95 #952576 #957C25 #259544

split-complementary

#253E95 #954425 #769525

monochromatic

#0D1533 #192A64 #253E95 #3152C6 #5E79D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#253E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#253E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253E95

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253E95	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004093

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 62, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.146 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7072b5',
    500: '#253e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253e95;
$custom-light: #7072b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.607,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40006,
    "c": 0.14612,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253E95

secondary

#BCA65A

accent

#C044E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253E95

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

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