#252565#252565

#252565 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.7% C 0.110 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252565
RGB	rgb(37, 37, 101)
HSL	hsl(240, 46%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(240, 63%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 63.4%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.61, 21.38, -37.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.61, 43.47, 299.46°)
OKLab	oklab(30.7% 0.0148 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(30.7% 0.11 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.7727, 2.6558, 12.6232)
Luminance	0.0266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252565 #656525

analogous

#254565 #252565 #452565

triadic

#252565 #652525 #256525

tetradic

#252565 #652545 #656525 #256545

square

#252565 #652545 #656525 #256545

split-complementary

#252565 #654525 #456525

monochromatic

#080816 #151538 #252565 #353592 #4848BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.71

#252565 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.53

#252565 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252565

13.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252565	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252565	1.00	13.71	1.53	13.71
#FFFFFF	13.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003067

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002B64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003541

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252565;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 37, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.7% 0.110 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#675f91',
    500: '#252565',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252565;
$custom-light: #675f91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252565",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 46.377,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30702,
    "c": 0.10978,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252565

secondary

#98984E

accent

#D652D6

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBE9F1

border

#C6C5CB

text

#06040D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #252565

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

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