#252CC4#252CC4

#252CC4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.226 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252CC4
RGB	rgb(37, 44, 196)
HSL	hsl(237, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 77.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.86, 50.52, -78.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.86, 92.98, 302.91°)
OKLab	oklab(41.69% -0.002 -0.2261)
OKLCH	oklch(41.69% 0.226 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.6240, 6.1788, 52.7938)
Luminance	0.0618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252CC4 #C4BD25

analogous

#257CC4 #252CC4 #6D25C4

triadic

#252CC4 #C4252C #2CC425

tetradic

#252CC4 #C4257C #C4BD25 #25C46D

square

#252CC4 #C4257C #C4BD25 #25C46D

split-complementary

#252CC4 #C46D25 #7CC425

monochromatic

#12155D #1B2091 #252CC4 #4950DD #7D82E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.39

#252CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#252CC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252CC4

9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252CC4	1.00	9.39	2.24	9.39
#FFFFFF	9.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 44, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.226 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e68d7',
    500: '#252cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252cc4;
$custom-light: #7e68d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.358,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41686,
    "c": 0.22612,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252CC4

secondary

#CFCB76

accent

#E33DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #252CC4

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

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