#253F96#253F96

#253F96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.146 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253F96
RGB	rgb(37, 63, 150)
HSL	hsl(226, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(226, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 58%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.79, 22.16, -50.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.79, 55.27, 293.64°)
OKLab	oklab(40.3% -0.0079 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(40.3% 0.146 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0436, 6.1495, 29.6113)
Luminance	0.0615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#253F96 #967C25

analogous

#257896 #253F96 #442596

triadic

#253F96 #96253F #3F9625

tetradic

#253F96 #962578 #967C25 #259644

square

#253F96 #962578 #967C25 #259644

split-complementary

#253F96 #964425 #789625

monochromatic

#0D1634 #192A65 #253F96 #3154C7 #5E7AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.42

#253F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#253F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253F96

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253F96	1.00	9.42	2.23	9.42
#FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 63, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.146 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7073b6',
    500: '#253f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253f96;
$custom-light: #7073b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.195,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40297,
    "c": 0.14625,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253F96

secondary

#BCA65B

accent

#BF44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090811

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #253F96

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

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