#252696#252696

#252696 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.176 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252696
RGB	rgb(37, 38, 150)
HSL	hsl(239, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(239, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 74.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.61, 38.45, -60.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.61, 71.90, 302.33°)
OKLab	oklab(35.77% 0.0082 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(35.77% 0.176 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9592, 3.9808, 29.2499)
Luminance	0.0398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252696 #969525

analogous

#255F96 #252696 #5D2596

triadic

#252696 #962526 #269625

tetradic

#252696 #96255F #969525 #25965D

square

#252696 #96255F #969525 #25965D

split-complementary

#252696 #965D25 #5F9625

monochromatic

#0D0D34 #191A65 #252696 #3132C7 #5E5FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.69

#252696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#252696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252696

11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252696	1.00	11.69	1.80	11.69
#FFFFFF	11.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 38, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.176 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7362b6',
    500: '#252696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252696;
$custom-light: #7362b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.469,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35772,
    "c": 0.17601,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252696

secondary

#BCBB5B

accent

#E244E4

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #252696

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

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