#252D9C#252D9C

#252D9C is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.176 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252D9C
RGB	rgb(37, 45, 156)
HSL	hsl(236, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 71.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.77, 36.30, -60.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.77, 70.87, 300.81°)
OKLab	oklab(37.51% 0.0037 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(37.51% 0.176 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.7000, 4.6696, 31.9415)
Luminance	0.0467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252D9C #9C9425

analogous

#25699C #252D9C #58259C

triadic

#252D9C #9C252D #2D9C25

tetradic

#252D9C #9C2569 #9C9425 #259C58

square

#252D9C #9C2569 #9C9425 #259C58

split-complementary

#252D9C #9C5825 #699C25

monochromatic

#0E1039 #191F6B #252D9C #313BCD #626ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.86

#252D9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#252D9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252D9C

10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252D9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252D9C	1.00	10.86	1.93	10.86
#FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00379A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252d9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 45, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.176 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7466ba',
    500: '#252d9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252d9c;
$custom-light: #7466ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252d9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.966,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37509,
    "c": 0.17621,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252D9C

secondary

#BFB85E

accent

#DA43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090612

muted

#7B7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #252D9C

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

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