#252BAE#252BAE

#252BAE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.201 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252BAE
RGB	rgb(37, 43, 174)
HSL	hsl(237, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.23, 43.77, -69.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.23, 82.01, 302.25°)
OKLab	oklab(39.11% 0.002 -0.2008)
OKLCH	oklch(39.11% 0.201 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.2642, 5.1760, 40.5470)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252BAE #AEA825

analogous

#2570AE #252BAE #6425AE

triadic

#252BAE #AE252B #2BAE25

tetradic

#252BAE #AE2570 #AEA825 #25AE64

square

#252BAE #AE2570 #AEA825 #25AE64

split-complementary

#252BAE #AE6425 #70AE25

monochromatic

#101249 #1A1F7C #252BAE #3B42D5 #6D72E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#252BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#252BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252BAE

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252BAE	1.00	10.32	2.04	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 43, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.201 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7866c7',
    500: '#252bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252bae;
$custom-light: #7866c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.372,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39114,
    "c": 0.20086,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252BAE

secondary

#C6C268

accent

#E140E8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #252BAE

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

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