#252999#252999

#252999 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.177 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252999
RGB	rgb(37, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(238, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.57, 37.70, -61.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.57, 71.72, 301.71°)
OKLab	oklab(36.55% 0.0062 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(36.55% 0.177 272)
XYZ	xyz(7.3037, 4.2783, 30.5717)
Luminance	0.0428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252999 #999525

analogous

#256399 #252999 #5B2599

triadic

#252999 #992529 #299925

tetradic

#252999 #992563 #999525 #25995B

square

#252999 #992563 #999525 #25995B

split-complementary

#252999 #995B25 #639925

monochromatic

#0D0F36 #191C68 #252999 #3136CA #6064D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.32

#252999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#252999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252999

11.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252999	1.00	11.32	1.86	11.32
#FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.177 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7364b8',
    500: '#252999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252999;
$custom-light: #7364b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.931,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36554,
    "c": 0.17669,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.04279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252999

secondary

#BEBA5C

accent

#DF44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090512

muted

#7B7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #252999

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

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