#252C82#252C82

#252C82 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.142 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C82
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 130)
HSL	hsl(235, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(235, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 66.2%, 0%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.02, 27.43, -49.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.02, 56.40, 299.10°)
OKLab	oklab(34.74% 0.007 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(34.74% 0.142 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.6915, 3.8058, 21.5494)
Luminance	0.0381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252C82 #827B25

analogous

#255A82 #252C82 #4C2582

triadic

#252C82 #82252C #2C8225

tetradic

#252C82 #82255A #827B25 #25824C

square

#252C82 #82255A #827B25 #25824C

split-complementary

#252C82 #824C25 #5A8225

monochromatic

#0A0C23 #171C52 #252C82 #333CB2 #535DCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.92

#252C82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#252C82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C82

11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C82	1.00	11.92	1.76	11.92
#FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003380

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.142 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d65a7',
    500: '#252c82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c82;
$custom-light: #6d65a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.484,
    "s": 55.689,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34745,
    "c": 0.14245,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C82

secondary

#B2AB50

accent

#D449DF

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C82

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

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