#252C63#252C63

#252C63 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.0% C 0.096 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C63
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 99)
HSL	hsl(233, 46%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(233, 63%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 55.6%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.42, 15.69, -33.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.42, 37.09, 295.03°)
OKLab	oklab(32% 0.007 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(32% 0.096 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.9150, 3.0952, 12.1931)
Luminance	0.0310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252C63 #635C25

analogous

#254B63 #252C63 #3D2563

triadic

#252C63 #63252C #2C6325

tetradic

#252C63 #63254B #635C25 #25633D

square

#252C63 #63254B #635C25 #25633D

split-complementary

#252C63 #633D25 #4B6325

monochromatic

#080A16 #141836 #252C63 #364090 #4855BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.97

#252C63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#252C63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C63

12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C63	1.00	12.97	1.62	12.97
#FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C3465

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#002F62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003943

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.0% 0.096 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#666490',
    500: '#252c63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c63;
$custom-light: #666490;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.226,
    "s": 45.588,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32003,
    "c": 0.09647,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C63

secondary

#968E4E

accent

#C753D5

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06050C

muted

#7A7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C63

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

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