#252C97#252C97

#252C97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.8% C 0.171 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252C97
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 151)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(236, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 70.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.04, 35.13, -59.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.04, 68.68, 300.77°)
OKLab	oklab(36.83% 0.0049 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(36.83% 0.171 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.2477, 4.4283, 29.7449)
Luminance	0.0443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252C97 #979025

analogous

#256597 #252C97 #572597

triadic

#252C97 #97252C #2C9725

tetradic

#252C97 #972565 #979025 #259757

square

#252C97 #972565 #979025 #259757

split-complementary

#252C97 #975725 #659725

monochromatic

#0D0F35 #191E66 #252C97 #313AC8 #5F66D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.14

#252C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#252C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252C97

11.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252C97	1.00	11.14	1.89	11.14
#FFFFFF	11.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.8% 0.171 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7266b7',
    500: '#252c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252c97;
$custom-light: #7266b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.316,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36829,
    "c": 0.17082,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252C97

secondary

#BDB75B

accent

#DA44E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #252C97

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

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