#252596#252596

#252596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.177 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252596
RGB	rgb(37, 37, 150)
HSL	hsl(240, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(240, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.40, 39.04, -61.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.40, 72.51, 302.58°)
OKLab	oklab(35.62% 0.0087 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(35.62% 0.177 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.9277, 3.9177, 29.2393)
Luminance	0.0392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252596 #969625

analogous

#255E96 #252596 #5E2596

triadic

#252596 #962525 #259625

tetradic

#252596 #96255E #969625 #25965E

square

#252596 #96255E #969625 #25965E

split-complementary

#252596 #965E25 #5E9625

monochromatic

#0D0D34 #191965 #252596 #3131C7 #5E5ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.77

#252596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#252596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252596

11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252596	1.00	11.77	1.78	11.77
#FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 37, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.177 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7361b6',
    500: '#252596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252596;
$custom-light: #7361b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35623,
    "c": 0.17703,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252596

secondary

#BCBC5B

accent

#E444E4

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #252596

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

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