#252C79#252C79

#252C79 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.130 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C79
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 121)
HSL	hsl(235, 53%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(235, 69%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.21, 24.05, -44.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.21, 50.94, 298.17°)
OKLab	oklab(33.9% 0.0075 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(33.9% 0.13 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.1137, 3.5747, 18.5059)
Luminance	0.0357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252C79 #797225

analogous

#255679 #252C79 #482579

triadic

#252C79 #79252C #2C7925

tetradic

#252C79 #792556 #797225 #257948

square

#252C79 #792556 #797225 #257948

split-complementary

#252C79 #794825 #567925

monochromatic

#080A1B #171B4A #252C79 #333DA8 #4F59C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.24

#252C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#252C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C79

12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C79	1.00	12.24	1.72	12.24
#FFFFFF	12.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003177

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003F4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.130 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b65a0',
    500: '#252c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c79;
$custom-light: #6b65a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 53.165,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33902,
    "c": 0.12965,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C79

secondary

#ABA44E

accent

#D04BDD

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#ECEBF2

border

#C7C6CC

text

#07050F

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C79

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

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