#252CA0#252CA0

#252CA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.182 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252CA0
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 160)
HSL	hsl(237, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(237, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 72.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.96, 38.33, -63.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.96, 73.75, 301.32°)
OKLab	oklab(37.77% 0.0037 -0.1824)
OKLCH	oklch(37.77% 0.182 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0066, 4.7319, 33.7423)
Luminance	0.0473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252CA0 #A09925

analogous

#2569A0 #252CA0 #5B25A0

triadic

#252CA0 #A0252C #2CA025

tetradic

#252CA0 #A02569 #A09925 #25A05B

square

#252CA0 #A02569 #A09925 #25A05B

split-complementary

#252CA0 #A05B25 #69A025

monochromatic

#0E113D #1A1E6E #252CA0 #323BD0 #646BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.79

#252CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#252CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252CA0

10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252CA0	1.00	10.79	1.95	10.79
#FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00379E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.182 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7566bd',
    500: '#252ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ca0;
$custom-light: #7566bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.585,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37765,
    "c": 0.18242,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252CA0

secondary

#C1BB60

accent

#DC42E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF7

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #252CA0

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

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