#252AD4#252AD4

#252AD4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.246 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252AD4
RGB	rgb(37, 42, 212)
HSL	hsl(238, 70%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(238, 83%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.5%, 80.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.35, 56.59, -84.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.35, 102.04, 303.68°)
OKLab	oklab(43.26% -0.0044 -0.2459)
OKLCH	oklch(43.26% 0.246 269)
XYZ	xyz(13.4705, 6.8011, 62.8774)
Luminance	0.0680 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252AD4 #D4CF25

analogous

#2582D4 #252AD4 #7825D4

triadic

#252AD4 #D4252A #2AD425

tetradic

#252AD4 #D42582 #D4CF25 #25D478

square

#252AD4 #D42582 #D4CF25 #25D478

split-complementary

#252AD4 #D47825 #82D425

monochromatic

#13156C #1C20A0 #252AD4 #5559E1 #898CEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.90

#252AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#252AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252AD4

8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252AD4	1.00	8.90	2.36	8.90
#FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 42, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.246 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8268e3',
    500: '#252ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ad4;
$custom-light: #8268e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.286,
    "s": 70.281,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43261,
    "c": 0.24597,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.06803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252AD4

secondary

#D4D281

accent

#E83BED

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F1EBFC

border

#CBC6D5

text

#0D0616

muted

#7E7A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #252AD4

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

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