#252791#252791

#252791 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.169 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252791
RGB	rgb(37, 39, 145)
HSL	hsl(239, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(239, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 73.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.30, 36.10, -58.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.30, 68.47, 301.82°)
OKLab	oklab(35.39% 0.0086 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(35.39% 0.169 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.5976, 3.8880, 27.1853)
Luminance	0.0389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252791 #918F25

analogous

#255D91 #252791 #592591

triadic

#252791 #912527 #279125

tetradic

#252791 #91255D #918F25 #259159

square

#252791 #91255D #918F25 #259159

split-complementary

#252791 #915925 #5D9125

monochromatic

#0C0D2F #191A60 #252791 #3134C2 #5B5DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.81

#252791 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#252791 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252791

11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252791	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252791	1.00	11.81	1.78	11.81
#FFFFFF	11.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00328F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004559

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252791;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 39, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.169 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7162b2',
    500: '#252791',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252791;
$custom-light: #7162b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252791",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.889,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35393,
    "c": 0.16854,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252791

secondary

#BAB858

accent

#E045E3

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EDEAF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #252791

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

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