#253EBC#253EBC

#253EBC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.198 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253EBC
RGB	rgb(37, 62, 188)
HSL	hsl(230, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(230, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.3%, 67%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 37.17, -68.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 77.86, 298.51°)
OKLab	oklab(43.59% -0.0077 -0.1981)
OKLCH	oklch(43.59% 0.198 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.5595, 7.4681, 48.3994)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.78

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253EBC #BCA325

analogous

#258ABC #253EBC #5825BC

triadic

#253EBC #BC253E #3EBC25

tetradic

#253EBC #BC258A #BCA325 #25BC58

square

#253EBC #BC258A #BCA325 #25BC58

split-complementary

#253EBC #BC5825 #8ABC25

monochromatic

#111C56 #1B2D89 #253EBC #445DDA #7789E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#253EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#253EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253EBC

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253EBC	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 62, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.198 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a73d1',
    500: '#253ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253ebc;
$custom-light: #7a73d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.066,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43586,
    "c": 0.19829,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253EBC

secondary

#CCBD71

accent

#CD3EEA

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#EFEDFA

border

#CAC8D3

text

#0B0814

muted

#7C7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #253EBC

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

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