#252A6B#252A6B

#252A6B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.112 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252A6B
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 107)
HSL	hsl(236, 49%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(236, 65%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.48, 20.14, -38.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.48, 43.65, 297.48°)
OKLab	oklab(32.25% 0.0096 -0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(32.25% 0.112 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.2439, 3.1104, 14.2838)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252A6B #6B6625

analogous

#254D6B #252A6B #43256B

triadic

#252A6B #6B252A #2A6B25

tetradic

#252A6B #6B254D #6B6625 #256B43

square

#252A6B #6B254D #6B6625 #256B43

split-complementary

#252A6B #6B4325 #4D6B25

monochromatic

#080917 #15183E #252A6B #353C98 #4A52C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.95

#252A6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#252A6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252A6B

12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252A6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252A6B	1.00	12.95	1.62	12.95
#FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00346D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002E6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003A46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252a6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.112 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#686396',
    500: '#252a6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252a6b;
$custom-light: #686396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252a6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.714,
    "s": 48.611,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32247,
    "c": 0.11172,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252A6B

secondary

#9E984E

accent

#CE50D8

background

#F6F5F9

surface

#EBEAF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07050D

muted

#7A797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #252A6B

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

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