#252B98#252B98

#252B98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.173 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252B98
RGB	rgb(37, 43, 152)
HSL	hsl(237, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(237, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.91, 36.11, -59.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.91, 69.89, 301.11°)
OKLab	oklab(36.77% 0.0053 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(36.77% 0.173 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2924, 4.3873, 30.1622)
Luminance	0.0439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252B98 #989225

analogous

#256498 #252B98 #592598

triadic

#252B98 #98252B #2B9825

tetradic

#252B98 #982564 #989225 #259859

square

#252B98 #982564 #989225 #259859

split-complementary

#252B98 #985925 #649825

monochromatic

#0D0F36 #191D67 #252B98 #3139C9 #5F66D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.18

#252B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#252B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252B98

11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252B98	1.00	11.18	1.88	11.18
#FFFFFF	11.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00495E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 43, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.173 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7365b7',
    500: '#252b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252b98;
$custom-light: #7365b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.87,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36768,
    "c": 0.17323,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252B98

secondary

#BDB85C

accent

#DC44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #252B98

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

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