#252AA9#252AA9

#252AA9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.196 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252AA9
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 169)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 75.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.48, 42.64, -67.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.48, 79.91, 302.25°)
OKLab	oklab(38.42% 0.0032 -0.1957)
OKLCH	oklch(38.42% 0.196 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.7499, 4.9128, 38.0155)
Luminance	0.0491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252AA9 #A9A425

analogous

#256CA9 #252AA9 #6225A9

triadic

#252AA9 #A9252A #2AA925

tetradic

#252AA9 #A9256C #A9A425 #25A962

square

#252AA9 #A9256C #A9A425 #25A962

split-complementary

#252AA9 #A96225 #6CA925

monochromatic

#0F1145 #1A1E77 #252AA9 #383ED3 #6A6EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#252AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#252AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252AA9

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252AA9	1.00	10.59	1.98	10.59
#FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0038A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.196 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7765c4',
    500: '#252aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252aa9;
$custom-light: #7765c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.727,
    "s": 64.078,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38425,
    "c": 0.19572,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252AA9

secondary

#C4C165

accent

#E141E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0A0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #252AA9

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

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