#252DBD#252DBD

#252DBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.217 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252DBD
RGB	rgb(37, 45, 189)
HSL	hsl(237, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.27, 47.68, -74.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.27, 88.80, 302.48°)
OKLab	oklab(41.04% -0.0012 -0.217)
OKLCH	oklch(41.04% 0.217 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.8835, 5.9429, 48.7077)
Luminance	0.0594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252DBD #BDB525

analogous

#2579BD #252DBD #6925BD

triadic

#252DBD #BD252D #2DBD25

tetradic

#252DBD #BD2579 #BDB525 #25BD69

square

#252DBD #BD2579 #BDB525 #25BD69

split-complementary

#252DBD #BD6925 #79BD25

monochromatic

#111557 #1B218A #252DBD #454DDB #787EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.59

#252DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#252DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252DBD

9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252DBD	1.00	9.59	2.19	9.59
#FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 45, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.217 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c68d2',
    500: '#252dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252dbd;
$custom-light: #7c68d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41041,
    "c": 0.217,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252DBD

secondary

#CCC772

accent

#E13EEA

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #252DBD

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

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