#252255#252255

#252255 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.090 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252255
RGB	rgb(37, 34, 85)
HSL	hsl(244, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(244, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 60%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.47, 17.61, -30.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.47, 35.37, 299.85°)
OKLab	oklab(28.7% 0.0183 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(28.7% 0.09 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.9742, 2.1931, 8.8592)
Luminance	0.0219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252255 #525522

analogous

#223855 #252255 #3E2255

triadic

#252255 #552522 #225525

tetradic

#252255 #552238 #525522 #22553E

square

#252255 #552238 #525522 #22553E

split-complementary

#252255 #553E22 #385522

monochromatic

#0A0916 #121129 #252255 #383381 #4B45AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.60

#252255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#252255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252255

14.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252255	1.00	14.60	1.44	14.60
#FFFFFF	14.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#032B57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#112E37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 34, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.090 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645d85',
    500: '#252255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252255;
$custom-light: #645d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.529,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28703,
    "c": 0.08961,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252255

secondary

#85894A

accent

#D355CB

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #252255

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

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