#252196#252196

#252196 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.181 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252196
RGB	rgb(37, 33, 150)
HSL	hsl(242, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 78%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.59, 41.32, -62.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.59, 74.87, 303.50°)
OKLab	oklab(35.05% 0.0106 -0.1807)
OKLCH	oklch(35.05% 0.181 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.8100, 3.6823, 29.2001)
Luminance	0.0368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252196 #929621

analogous

#215796 #252196 #5F2196

triadic

#252196 #962521 #219625

tetradic

#252196 #962157 #929621 #21965F

square

#252196 #962157 #929621 #21965F

split-complementary

#252196 #965F21 #579621

monochromatic

#0C0B32 #191664 #252196 #312CC8 #5C57DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.09

#252196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#252196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252196

12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252196	1.00	12.09	1.74	12.09
#FFFFFF	12.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003094

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 33, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.181 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735eb6',
    500: '#252196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252196;
$custom-light: #735eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.051,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35053,
    "c": 0.18097,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252196

secondary

#BABE55

accent

#E741E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#090411

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #252196

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

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