#252AAC#252AAC

#252AAC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.199 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252AAC
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 172)
HSL	hsl(238, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 75.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.81, 43.66, -68.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.81, 81.52, 302.38°)
OKLab	oklab(38.75% 0.0027 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(38.75% 0.199 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0348, 5.0268, 39.5158)
Luminance	0.0503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252AAC #ACA725

analogous

#256DAC #252AAC #6325AC

triadic

#252AAC #AC252A #2AAC25

tetradic

#252AAC #AC256D #ACA725 #25AC63

square

#252AAC #AC256D #ACA725 #25AC63

split-complementary

#252AAC #AC6325 #6DAC25

monochromatic

#0F1147 #1A1E7A #252AAC #3A3FD5 #6C70DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.47

#252AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#252AAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252AAC

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252AAC	1.00	10.47	2.01	10.47
#FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.199 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7865c6',
    500: '#252aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252aac;
$custom-light: #7865c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.778,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38753,
    "c": 0.19939,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252AAC

secondary

#C6C267

accent

#E140E8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #252AAC

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

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