#252D9D#252D9D

#252D9D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.177 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252D9D
RGB	rgb(37, 45, 157)
HSL	hsl(236, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.87, 36.66, -61.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.87, 71.44, 300.87°)
OKLab	oklab(37.61% 0.0036 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(37.61% 0.178 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.7851, 4.7036, 32.3893)
Luminance	0.0470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252D9D #9D9525

analogous

#25699D #252D9D #59259D

triadic

#252D9D #9D252D #2D9D25

tetradic

#252D9D #9D2569 #9D9525 #259D59

square

#252D9D #9D2569 #9D9525 #259D59

split-complementary

#252D9D #9D5925 #699D25

monochromatic

#0E113A #191F6B #252D9D #313BCE #626ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.82

#252D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#252D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252D9D

10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252D9D	1.00	10.82	1.94	10.82
#FFFFFF	10.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00379B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 45, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.177 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7466bb',
    500: '#252d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252d9d;
$custom-light: #7466bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 61.856,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37612,
    "c": 0.1775,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252D9D

secondary

#BFB95E

accent

#DA43E5

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #252D9D

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

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