#252CA2#252CA2

#252CA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.185 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252CA2
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 162)
HSL	hsl(237, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(237, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.16, 39.04, -63.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.16, 74.86, 301.43°)
OKLab	oklab(37.97% 0.0034 -0.1849)
OKLCH	oklch(37.97% 0.185 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.1830, 4.8024, 34.6711)
Luminance	0.0480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252CA2 #A29B25

analogous

#256BA2 #252CA2 #5D25A2

triadic

#252CA2 #A2252C #2CA225

tetradic

#252CA2 #A2256B #A29B25 #25A25D

square

#252CA2 #A2256B #A29B25 #25A25D

split-complementary

#252CA2 #A25D25 #6BA225

monochromatic

#0E113E #1A1E70 #252CA2 #343CD1 #656CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.71

#252CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#252CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252CA2

10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252CA2	1.00	10.71	1.96	10.71
#FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0044A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0038A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.185 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7566bf',
    500: '#252ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ca2;
$custom-light: #7566bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.64,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37975,
    "c": 0.18496,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252CA2

secondary

#C2BC61

accent

#DD42E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF7

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #252CA2

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

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