#252B96#252B96

#252B96 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.171 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252B96
RGB	rgb(37, 43, 150)
HSL	hsl(237, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(237, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.71, 35.40, -58.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.71, 68.76, 300.99°)
OKLab	oklab(36.56% 0.0056 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(36.56% 0.171 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.1300, 4.3223, 29.3068)
Luminance	0.0432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252B96 #969025

analogous

#256496 #252B96 #582596

triadic

#252B96 #96252B #2B9625

tetradic

#252B96 #962564 #969025 #259658

square

#252B96 #962564 #969025 #259658

split-complementary

#252B96 #965825 #649625

monochromatic

#0D0F34 #191D65 #252B96 #3139C7 #5E65D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.26

#252B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.86

#252B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252B96

11.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252B96	1.00	11.26	1.86	11.26
#FFFFFF	11.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 43, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.171 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7265b6',
    500: '#252b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252b96;
$custom-light: #7265b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.814,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36561,
    "c": 0.17063,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252B96

secondary

#BCB75B

accent

#DB44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #252B96

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

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