#252C70#252C70

#252C70 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.116 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C70
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 112)
HSL	hsl(234, 50%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(234, 67%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 60.7%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.45, 20.64, -40.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.45, 45.35, 297.06°)
OKLab	oklab(33.1% 0.0076 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(33.1% 0.116 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.5873, 3.3641, 15.7337)
Luminance	0.0336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252C70 #706925

analogous

#255270 #252C70 #442570

triadic

#252C70 #70252C #2C7025

tetradic

#252C70 #702552 #706925 #257044

square

#252C70 #702552 #706925 #257044

split-complementary

#252C70 #704425 #527025

monochromatic

#080917 #161A42 #252C70 #343E9E #4C57C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.55

#252C70 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#252C70 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C70

12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C70	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C70	1.00	12.55	1.67	12.55
#FFFFFF	12.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003772

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00306F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003C49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c70;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.116 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69659a',
    500: '#252c70',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c70;
$custom-light: #69659a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c70",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.4,
    "s": 50.336,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33095,
    "c": 0.11642,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C70

secondary

#A39B4E

accent

#CD4EDA

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07050E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C70

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

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