#252997#252997

#252997 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.174 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252997
RGB	rgb(37, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(238, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.36, 36.99, -60.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.36, 70.60, 301.60°)
OKLab	oklab(36.34% 0.0065 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(36.34% 0.174 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.1399, 4.2128, 29.7090)
Luminance	0.0421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252997 #979325

analogous

#256297 #252997 #5A2597

triadic

#252997 #972529 #299725

tetradic

#252997 #972562 #979325 #25975A

square

#252997 #972562 #979325 #25975A

split-complementary

#252997 #975A25 #629725

monochromatic

#0D0E35 #191C66 #252997 #3136C8 #5F63D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.40

#252997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#252997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252997

11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252997	1.00	11.40	1.84	11.40
#FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00485D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.174 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7364b7',
    500: '#252997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252997;
$custom-light: #7364b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.895,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36343,
    "c": 0.17412,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252997

secondary

#BDB95B

accent

#DE44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #252997

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

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