#252CAC#252CAC

#252CAC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.197 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252CAC
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 172)
HSL	hsl(237, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(237, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 74.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.22, 42.51, -68.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.22, 80.34, 301.95°)
OKLab	oklab(39.04% 0.0019 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(39.04% 0.197 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.1075, 5.1722, 39.5401)
Luminance	0.0517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252CAC #ACA525

analogous

#256FAC #252CAC #6125AC

triadic

#252CAC #AC252C #2CAC25

tetradic

#252CAC #AC256F #ACA525 #25AC61

square

#252CAC #AC256F #ACA525 #25AC61

split-complementary

#252CAC #AC6125 #6FAC25

monochromatic

#0F1247 #1A1F7A #252CAC #3A42D5 #6C72DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#252CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#252CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252CAC

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252CAC	1.00	10.32	2.03	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00516A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.197 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7866c6',
    500: '#252cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252cac;
$custom-light: #7866c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.889,
    "s": 64.593,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39043,
    "c": 0.19743,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252CAC

secondary

#C6C167

accent

#DF40E8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #252CAC

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

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