#252897#252897

#252897 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.175 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252897
RGB	rgb(37, 40, 151)
HSL	hsl(238, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.14, 37.60, -60.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.14, 71.22, 301.87°)
OKLab	oklab(36.19% 0.0071 -0.175)
OKLCH	oklch(36.19% 0.175 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.1058, 4.1445, 29.6976)
Luminance	0.0415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252897 #979425

analogous

#256197 #252897 #5B2597

triadic

#252897 #972528 #289725

tetradic

#252897 #972561 #979425 #25975B

square

#252897 #972561 #979425 #25975B

split-complementary

#252897 #975B25 #619725

monochromatic

#0D0E35 #191B66 #252897 #3135C8 #5F62D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.48

#252897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#252897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252897

11.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252897	1.00	11.48	1.83	11.48
#FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 40, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.175 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7363b7',
    500: '#252897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252897;
$custom-light: #7363b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.421,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36186,
    "c": 0.17519,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252897

secondary

#BDBA5B

accent

#E044E4

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #252897

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

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