#252199#252199

#252199 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.185 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252199
RGB	rgb(37, 33, 153)
HSL	hsl(242, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 78.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.93, 42.32, -63.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.93, 76.50, 303.59°)
OKLab	oklab(35.39% 0.0099 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(35.39% 0.185 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.0547, 3.7802, 30.4887)
Luminance	0.0378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252199 #959921

analogous

#215999 #252199 #612199

triadic

#252199 #992521 #219925

tetradic

#252199 #992159 #959921 #219961

square

#252199 #992159 #959921 #219961

split-complementary

#252199 #996121 #599921

monochromatic

#0D0B34 #191667 #252199 #312CCB #5E59DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.96

#252199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#252199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252199

11.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252199	1.00	11.96	1.76	11.96
#FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00455C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 33, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.185 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#745fb8',
    500: '#252199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252199;
$custom-light: #745fb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35391,
    "c": 0.18466,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252199

secondary

#BCBF56

accent

#E840E2

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #252199

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

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