#252C72#252C72

#252C72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.119 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C72
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 114)
HSL	hsl(235, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(235, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 61.4%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.61, 21.39, -41.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.61, 46.60, 297.33°)
OKLab	oklab(33.27% 0.0076 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(33.27% 0.119 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.6999, 3.4092, 16.3267)
Luminance	0.0341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252C72 #726B25

analogous

#255372 #252C72 #442572

triadic

#252C72 #72252C #2C7225

tetradic

#252C72 #722553 #726B25 #257244

square

#252C72 #722553 #726B25 #257244

split-complementary

#252C72 #724425 #537225

monochromatic

#070917 #161A44 #252C72 #343EA0 #4C57C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.49

#252C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#252C72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C72

12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C72	1.00	12.49	1.68	12.49
#FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003774

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003071

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003D4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.119 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69659b',
    500: '#252c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c72;
$custom-light: #69659b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33271,
    "c": 0.1194,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C72

secondary

#A59D4E

accent

#CE4DDA

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07050E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C72

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

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