#252C90#252C90

#252C90 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.162 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C90
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 144)
HSL	hsl(236, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(236, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 69.4%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.35, 32.60, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.35, 64.66, 300.28°)
OKLab	oklab(36.12% 0.0057 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(36.12% 0.162 272)
XYZ	xyz(6.6960, 4.2076, 26.8394)
Luminance	0.0421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#252C90 #908925

analogous

#256190 #252C90 #532590

triadic

#252C90 #90252C #2C9025

tetradic

#252C90 #902561 #908925 #259053

square

#252C90 #902561 #908925 #259053

split-complementary

#252C90 #905325 #619025

monochromatic

#0C0E2F #181D5F #252C90 #323BC1 #5B63D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.40

#252C90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#252C90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C90

11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C90	1.00	11.40	1.84	11.40
#FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00358E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.162 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7165b2',
    500: '#252c90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c90;
$custom-light: #7165b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.075,
    "s": 59.116,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36118,
    "c": 0.16158,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.04208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C90

secondary

#B9B357

accent

#D845E2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090511

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C90

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

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