#252996#252996

#252996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.173 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252996
RGB	rgb(37, 41, 150)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.26, 36.64, -59.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.26, 70.03, 301.55°)
OKLab	oklab(36.24% 0.0067 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(36.24% 0.173 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.0591, 4.1805, 29.2831)
Luminance	0.0418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252996 #969225

analogous

#256296 #252996 #5A2596

triadic

#252996 #962529 #299625

tetradic

#252996 #962562 #969225 #25965A

square

#252996 #962562 #969225 #25965A

split-complementary

#252996 #965A25 #629625

monochromatic

#0D0E34 #191C65 #252996 #3136C7 #5E62D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.44

#252996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#252996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252996

11.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252996	1.00	11.44	1.84	11.44
#FFFFFF	11.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 41, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.173 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7264b6',
    500: '#252996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252996;
$custom-light: #7264b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.876,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36238,
    "c": 0.17283,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252996

secondary

#BCB95B

accent

#DE44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #252996

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

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