#252A79#252A79

#252A79 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.132 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252A79
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 121)
HSL	hsl(236, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(236, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 65.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.69, 25.41, -45.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.69, 52.34, 299.05°)
OKLab	oklab(33.52% 0.0092 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(33.52% 0.132 274)
XYZ	xyz(5.0410, 3.4293, 18.4817)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252A79 #797425

analogous

#255479 #252A79 #4A2579

triadic

#252A79 #79252A #2A7925

tetradic

#252A79 #792554 #797425 #25794A

square

#252A79 #792554 #797425 #25794A

split-complementary

#252A79 #794A25 #547925

monochromatic

#08091B #171A4A #252A79 #333AA8 #4F56C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.46

#252A79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#252A79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252A79

12.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252A79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252A79	1.00	12.46	1.69	12.46
#FFFFFF	12.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003077

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003E4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252a79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.132 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b63a0',
    500: '#252a79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252a79;
$custom-light: #6b63a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252a79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.429,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33515,
    "c": 0.13229,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.0343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252A79

secondary

#ABA64E

accent

#D44BDD

background

#F6F5FA

surface

#ECEAF3

border

#C7C6CD

text

#07050F

muted

#7A797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #252A79

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →