#252C85#252C85

#252C85 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.147 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C85
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 133)
HSL	hsl(236, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(236, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 66.9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.30, 28.55, -50.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.30, 58.19, 299.38°)
OKLab	oklab(35.03% 0.0068 -0.1465)
OKLCH	oklch(35.03% 0.147 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.8958, 3.8876, 22.6254)
Luminance	0.0389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252C85 #857E25

analogous

#255C85 #252C85 #4E2585

triadic

#252C85 #85252C #2C8525

tetradic

#252C85 #85255C #857E25 #25854E

square

#252C85 #85255C #857E25 #25854E

split-complementary

#252C85 #854E25 #5C8525

monochromatic

#0A0C25 #181C55 #252C85 #323CB5 #555ED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.81

#252C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#252C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C85

11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C85	1.00	11.81	1.78	11.81
#FFFFFF	11.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003383

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.147 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e65a9',
    500: '#252c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c85;
$custom-light: #6e65a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.625,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35033,
    "c": 0.14663,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C85

secondary

#B4AD52

accent

#D548E0

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C85

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

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