#252AC4#252AC4

#252AC4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.228 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252AC4
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 196)
HSL	hsl(238, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 78.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.50, 51.56, -78.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.50, 94.05, 303.25°)
OKLab	oklab(41.43% -0.0015 -0.2278)
OKLCH	oklch(41.43% 0.228 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.5513, 6.0334, 52.7696)
Luminance	0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252AC4 #C4BF25

analogous

#2579C4 #252AC4 #6F25C4

triadic

#252AC4 #C4252A #2AC425

tetradic

#252AC4 #C42579 #C4BF25 #25C46F

square

#252AC4 #C42579 #C4BF25 #25C46F

split-complementary

#252AC4 #C46F25 #79C425

monochromatic

#12145D #1B1F91 #252AC4 #494EDD #7D80E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#252AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#252AC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252AC4

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252AC4	1.00	9.52	2.21	9.52
#FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.228 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e67d7',
    500: '#252ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ac4;
$custom-light: #7e67d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.113,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41431,
    "c": 0.22783,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252AC4

secondary

#CFCC76

accent

#E63DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #252AC4

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

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