#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
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 174)
HSL	hsl(238, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(238, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.03, 44.34, -69.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.03, 82.59, 302.46°)
OKLab	oklab(38.97% 0.0024 -0.2018)
OKLCH	oklch(38.97% 0.202 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2283, 5.1042, 40.5350)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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
##252AAE	1.00	10.39	2.02	10.39
#FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #252AAE

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

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