#252AAE#252AAE

#252AAE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.202 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#252AAE
RGBrgb(37, 42, 174)
HSLhsl(238, 65%, 41%)
HSVhsv(238, 79%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(78.7%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(27.03, 44.34, -69.69)
CIE-LCHlch(27.03, 82.59, 302.46°)
OKLaboklab(38.97% 0.0024 -0.2018)
OKLCHoklch(38.97% 0.202 270.7)
XYZxyz(9.2283, 5.1042, 40.5350)
Luminance0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#252AAE #AEA925
analogous
#256FAE #252AAE #6525AE
triadic
#252AAE #AE252A #2AAE25
tetradic
#252AAE #AE256F #AEA925 #25AE65
square
#252AAE #AE256F #AEA925 #25AE65
split-complementary
#252AAE #AE6525 #6FAE25
monochromatic
#101249 #1A1E7C #252AAE #3B41D5 #6D72E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.39
#252AAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02
#252AAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252AAE
10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##252AAE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##252AAE1.0010.392.0210.39
#FFFFFF10.391.0021.001.00
#0000002.0221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF10.391.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0047B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0039AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00516A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #252aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.202 270.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7865c7',
    500: '#252aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #252aae;
$custom-light: #7865c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#252aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.81,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38972,
    "c": 0.20182,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#252AAE
secondary
#C6C368
accent
#E240E8
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#EFEBF8
border
#CAC6D1
text
#0B0613
muted
#7C7A82

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#252AAE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva