#252AC5#252AC5

#252AC5 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.229 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252AC5
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 197)
HSL	hsl(238, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.2%, 78.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.61, 51.88, -79.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.61, 94.56, 303.28°)
OKLab	oklab(41.55% -0.0017 -0.229)
OKLCH	oklch(41.55% 0.229 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6655, 6.0791, 53.3711)
Luminance	0.0608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252AC5 #C5C025

analogous

#257AC5 #252AC5 #7025C5

triadic

#252AC5 #C5252A #2AC525

tetradic

#252AC5 #C5257A #C5C025 #25C570

square

#252AC5 #C5257A #C5C025 #25C570

split-complementary

#252AC5 #C57025 #7AC525

monochromatic

#12145E #1B1F91 #252AC5 #4A4FDD #7E81E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.48

#252AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#252AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252AC5

9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252AC5	1.00	9.48	2.22	9.48
#FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.229 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e67d8',
    500: '#252ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ac5;
$custom-light: #7e67d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.125,
    "s": 68.376,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41545,
    "c": 0.22898,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252AC5

secondary

#CFCC77

accent

#E63DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #252AC5

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

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