#252291#252291

#252291 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.174 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252291
RGB	rgb(37, 34, 145)
HSL	hsl(242, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(242, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 76.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.24, 39.07, -59.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.24, 71.55, 303.10°)
OKLab	oklab(34.64% 0.0112 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(34.64% 0.174 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.4441, 3.5811, 27.1342)
Luminance	0.0358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252291 #8E9122

analogous

#225691 #252291 #5D2291

triadic

#252291 #912522 #229125

tetradic

#252291 #912256 #8E9122 #22915D

square

#252291 #912256 #8E9122 #22915D

split-complementary

#252291 #915D22 #569122

monochromatic

#0C0B2E #18165F #252291 #322EC3 #5A56D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.23

#252291 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#252291 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252291

12.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252291	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252291	1.00	12.23	1.72	12.23
#FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00308F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004258

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252291;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 34, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.174 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#725fb2',
    500: '#252291',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252291;
$custom-light: #725fb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252291",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.622,
    "s": 62.011,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34637,
    "c": 0.17375,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252291

secondary

#B9BB53

accent

#E543E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDE9F6

border

#C8C5D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #252291

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

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