#252DAE#252DAE

#252DAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.199 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252DAE
RGB	rgb(37, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(236, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(236, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.64, 42.61, -68.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.64, 80.82, 301.82°)
OKLab	oklab(39.41% 0.0012 -0.1989)
OKLCH	oklch(39.41% 0.199 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3387, 5.3250, 40.5718)
Luminance	0.0533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252DAE #AEA625

analogous

#2572AE #252DAE #6225AE

triadic

#252DAE #AE252D #2DAE25

tetradic

#252DAE #AE2572 #AEA625 #25AE62

square

#252DAE #AE2572 #AEA625 #25AE62

split-complementary

#252DAE #AE6225 #72AE25

monochromatic

#101349 #1A207C #252DAE #3B44D5 #6D74E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.17

#252DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#252DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252DAE

10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252DAE	1.00	10.17	2.07	10.17
#FFFFFF	10.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.199 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7867c7',
    500: '#252dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252dae;
$custom-light: #7867c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.496,
    "s": 64.929,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39407,
    "c": 0.19889,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252DAE

secondary

#C6C168

accent

#DE40E8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #252DAE

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

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