#252C91#252C91

#252C91 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.163 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C91
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 145)
HSL	hsl(236, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(236, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 69.7%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.44, 32.96, -56.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.44, 65.24, 300.35°)
OKLab	oklab(36.22% 0.0056 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(36.22% 0.163 272)
XYZ	xyz(6.7727, 4.2383, 27.2437)
Luminance	0.0424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252C91 #918A25

analogous

#256291 #252C91 #542591

triadic

#252C91 #91252C #2C9125

tetradic

#252C91 #912562 #918A25 #259154

square

#252C91 #912562 #918A25 #259154

split-complementary

#252C91 #915425 #629125

monochromatic

#0C0E2F #191D60 #252C91 #313BC2 #5B63D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.36

#252C91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#252C91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C91

11.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C91	1.00	11.36	1.85	11.36
#FFFFFF	11.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00358F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00475B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.163 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7165b2',
    500: '#252c91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c91;
$custom-light: #7165b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.111,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36219,
    "c": 0.16292,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.04239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C91

secondary

#BAB458

accent

#D845E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C91

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

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