#2553AE#2553AE

#2553AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.154 H 262.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2553AE
RGB	rgb(37, 83, 174)
HSL	hsl(220, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(220, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 52.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, 18.04, -53.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 56.06, 288.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% -0.0212 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.154 262.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.4934, 9.6345, 41.2901)
Luminance	0.0964 (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

#2553AE #AE8025

analogous

#2598AE #2553AE #3C25AE

triadic

#2553AE #AE2553 #53AE25

tetradic

#2553AE #AE2598 #AE8025 #25AE3C

square

#2553AE #AE2598 #AE8025 #25AE3C

split-complementary

#2553AE #AE3C25 #98AE25

monochromatic

#102349 #1A3B7C #2553AE #3B6FD5 #6D94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#2553AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#2553AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2553AE

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2553AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2553AE	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2553ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 83, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.154 262.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7582c7',
    500: '#2553ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2553ae;
$custom-light: #7582c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2553ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.854,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4646,
    "c": 0.15434,
    "h": 262.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2553AE

secondary

#C6A768

accent

#AF40E8

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2553AE

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

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