#252BC4#252BC4

#252BC4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.227 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252BC4
RGB	rgb(37, 43, 196)
HSL	hsl(238, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 78.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.68, 51.04, -78.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.68, 93.52, 303.08°)
OKLab	oklab(41.56% -0.0018 -0.227)
OKLCH	oklch(41.56% 0.227 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5872, 6.1052, 52.7816)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252BC4 #C4BE25

analogous

#257AC4 #252BC4 #6E25C4

triadic

#252BC4 #C4252B #2BC425

tetradic

#252BC4 #C4257A #C4BE25 #25C46E

square

#252BC4 #C4257A #C4BE25 #25C46E

split-complementary

#252BC4 #C46E25 #7AC425

monochromatic

#12145D #1B2091 #252BC4 #494FDD #7D81E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#252BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#252BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252BC4

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252BC4	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 43, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.227 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e67d7',
    500: '#252bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252bc4;
$custom-light: #7e67d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.736,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41557,
    "c": 0.22698,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252BC4

secondary

#CFCB76

accent

#E53DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #252BC4

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

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