#252B7D#252B7D
#252B7D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.137 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #252B7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 43, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 54%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 70%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 65.6%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.31, 26.23, -47.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.31, 54.08, 299.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.08% 0.0081 -0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.08% 0.137 273.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3273, 3.6012, 19.8124) |
| Luminance | 0.0360 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 5.04
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.55
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.87
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.34
Marine
#042E60
ΔE00 7.63
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#252B7D #7D7725
analogous
#25577D #252B7D #4B257D
triadic
#252B7D #7D252B #2B7D25
tetradic
#252B7D #7D2557 #7D7725 #257D4B
square
#252B7D #7D2557 #7D7725 #257D4B
split-complementary
#252B7D #7D4B25 #577D25
monochromatic
#090B1F #171B4E #252B7D #333BAC #5159CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.21
#252B7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.72
#252B7D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #252B7D
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##252B7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##252B7D | 1.00 | 12.21 | 1.72 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003980
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00317B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00404F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#353535
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #252b7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 43, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.137 273.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c64a3',
500: '#252b7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #252b7d; $custom-light: #6c64a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#252b7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 43,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.909,
"s": 54.321,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34082,
"c": 0.13669,
"h": 273.4
},
"luminance": 0.03602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#252B7D
secondary
#AFA94F
accent
#D44ADE
background
#F6F6FA
surface
#ECEBF4
border
#C7C6CE
text
#08050F
muted
#7A7A7F