#252AAF#252AAF

#252AAF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.203 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252AAF
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(238, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(238, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.14, 44.67, -70.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.14, 83.13, 302.51°)
OKLab	oklab(39.08% 0.0022 -0.203)
OKLCH	oklch(39.08% 0.203 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3261, 5.1433, 41.0504)
Luminance	0.0514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252AAF #AFAA25

analogous

#256FAF #252AAF #6525AF

triadic

#252AAF #AF252A #2AAF25

tetradic

#252AAF #AF256F #AFAA25 #25AF65

square

#252AAF #AF256F #AFAA25 #25AF65

split-complementary

#252AAF #AF6525 #6FAF25

monochromatic

#10124A #1A1E7C #252AAF #3C41D6 #6E72E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#252AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#252AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252AAF

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252AAF	1.00	10.35	2.03	10.35
#FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.203 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7965c8',
    500: '#252aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252aaf;
$custom-light: #7965c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.826,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39082,
    "c": 0.20303,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252AAF

secondary

#C7C369

accent

#E240E8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #252AAF

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

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