#252256#252256

#252256 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.091 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252256
RGB	rgb(37, 34, 86)
HSL	hsl(243, 43%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(243, 60%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 60.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.55, 17.97, -31.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.55, 36.03, 299.92°)
OKLab	oklab(28.79% 0.0184 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(28.79% 0.091 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.0142, 2.2091, 9.0699)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252256 #535622

analogous

#223956 #252256 #3F2256

triadic

#252256 #562522 #225625

tetradic

#252256 #562239 #535622 #22563F

square

#252256 #562239 #535622 #22563F

split-complementary

#252256 #563F22 #395622

monochromatic

#090916 #12112A #252256 #383382 #4B45AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.57

#252256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#252256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252256

14.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252256	1.00	14.57	1.44	14.57
#FFFFFF	14.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#022B58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002755

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#102E38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 34, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.091 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#645d86',
    500: '#252256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252256;
$custom-light: #645d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.462,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28787,
    "c": 0.0912,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252256

secondary

#868A4A

accent

#D355CC

background

#F6F5F8

surface

#EBE9EF

border

#C6C5CA

text

#06040B

muted

#7A797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #252256

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

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