#252C7D#252C7D
#252C7D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.135 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #252C7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(37, 44, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 54%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 70%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 64.8%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.57, 25.56, -46.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.57, 53.38, 298.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34.27% 0.0073 -0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34.27% 0.135 273.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3641, 3.6748, 19.8247) |
| Luminance | 0.0367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 5.33
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.74
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.82
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.24
Marine
#042E60
ΔE00 7.42
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#252C7D #7D7625
analogous
#25587D #252C7D #4A257D
triadic
#252C7D #7D252C #2C7D25
tetradic
#252C7D #7D2558 #7D7625 #257D4A
square
#252C7D #7D2558 #7D7625 #257D4A
split-complementary
#252C7D #7D4A25 #587D25
monochromatic
#090B1F #171B4E #252C7D #333DAC #515BCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.10
#252C7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.74
#252C7D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #252C7D
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##252C7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##252C7D | 1.00 | 12.10 | 1.74 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003A80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00327B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004150
Achromatopsia (no color)
#363636
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #252c7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.135 273.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6c65a3',
500: '#252c7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #252c7d; $custom-light: #6c65a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#252c7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 37,
"g": 44,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.227,
"s": 54.321,
"l": 31.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.34272,
"c": 0.1354,
"h": 273.1
},
"luminance": 0.03675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#252C7D
secondary
#AFA74F
accent
#D24ADE
background
#F6F6FA
surface
#ECEBF4
border
#C7C6CE
text
#08050F
muted
#7A7A7F