#252B97#252B97

#252B97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.172 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252B97
RGB	rgb(37, 43, 151)
HSL	hsl(237, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(237, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 71.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.81, 35.76, -59.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.81, 69.32, 301.05°)
OKLab	oklab(36.67% 0.0055 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(36.67% 0.172 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2109, 4.3547, 29.7327)
Luminance	0.0435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252B97 #979125

analogous

#256497 #252B97 #582597

triadic

#252B97 #97252B #2B9725

tetradic

#252B97 #972564 #979125 #259758

square

#252B97 #972564 #979125 #259758

split-complementary

#252B97 #975825 #649725

monochromatic

#0D0F35 #191D66 #252B97 #3139C8 #5F65D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.22

#252B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#252B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252B97

11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252B97	1.00	11.22	1.87	11.22
#FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 43, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.172 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7265b7',
    500: '#252b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252b97;
$custom-light: #7265b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36665,
    "c": 0.17194,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252B97

secondary

#BDB85B

accent

#DB44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #252B97

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

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