#252B79#252B79

#252B79 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.131 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252B79
RGB	rgb(37, 43, 121)
HSL	hsl(236, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(236, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 64.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.95, 24.73, -45.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.95, 51.64, 298.62°)
OKLab	oklab(33.71% 0.0083 -0.1307)
OKLCH	oklch(33.71% 0.131 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.0769, 3.5011, 18.4937)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252B79 #797325

analogous

#255579 #252B79 #492579

triadic

#252B79 #79252B #2B7925

tetradic

#252B79 #792555 #797325 #257949

square

#252B79 #792555 #797325 #257949

split-complementary

#252B79 #794925 #557925

monochromatic

#080A1B #171A4A #252B79 #333CA8 #4F58C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.35

#252B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#252B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252B79

12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252B79	1.00	12.35	1.70	12.35
#FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00387C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003177

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 43, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.131 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b64a0',
    500: '#252b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252b79;
$custom-light: #6b64a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.714,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33707,
    "c": 0.13098,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252B79

secondary

#ABA54E

accent

#D24BDD

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#ECEBF2

border

#C7C6CC

text

#07050F

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #252B79

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

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