#253FC6#253FC6

#253FC6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.210 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#253FC6
RGB	rgb(37, 63, 198)
HSL	hsl(230, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(230, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 68.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, 40.16, -72.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 82.73, 299.04°)
OKLab	oklab(44.74% -0.0089 -0.2096)
OKLCH	oklch(44.74% 0.21 267.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7300, 8.0240, 54.2930)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#253FC6 #C6AC25

analogous

#258FC6 #253FC6 #5C25C6

triadic

#253FC6 #C6253F #3FC625

tetradic

#253FC6 #C6258F #C6AC25 #25C65C

square

#253FC6 #C6258F #C6AC25 #25C65C

split-complementary

#253FC6 #C65C25 #8FC625

monochromatic

#121E5F #1B2F92 #253FC6 #4B63DD #7E8FE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#253FC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#253FC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #253FC6

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##253FC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##253FC6	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #253fc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 63, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.210 267.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d74d9',
    500: '#253fc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #253fc6;
$custom-light: #7d74d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#253fc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.311,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44736,
    "c": 0.20976,
    "h": 267.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#253FC6

secondary

#CFC177

accent

#CF3CEB

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0C0815

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #253FC6

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

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