#252399#252399

#252399 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.183 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252399
RGB	rgb(37, 35, 153)
HSL	hsl(241, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(241, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 77.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.32, 41.21, -63.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.32, 75.35, 303.16°)
OKLab	oklab(35.67% 0.0091 -0.1825)
OKLCH	oklch(35.67% 0.183 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.1118, 3.8945, 30.5077)
Luminance	0.0389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252399 #979923

analogous

#235C99 #252399 #602399

triadic

#252399 #992523 #239925

tetradic

#252399 #99235C #979923 #239960

square

#252399 #99235C #979923 #239960

split-complementary

#252399 #996023 #5C9923

monochromatic

#0D0C35 #191867 #252399 #312ECB #5F5DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.80

#252399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#252399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252399

11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252399	1.00	11.80	1.78	11.80
#FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 35, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.183 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7460b8',
    500: '#252399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252399;
$custom-light: #7460b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.017,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35665,
    "c": 0.18276,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252399

secondary

#BDBE59

accent

#E642E3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0512

muted

#7C7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #252399

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

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