#252E5E#252E5E

#252E5E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.086 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252E5E
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 94)
HSL	hsl(231, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(231, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 51.1%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.66, 12.37, -29.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.66, 32.40, 292.44°)
OKLab	oklab(32.06% 0.004 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(32.06% 0.086 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.7597, 3.1552, 10.9984)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252E5E #5E5525

analogous

#254A5E #252E5E #38255E

triadic

#252E5E #5E252E #2E5E25

tetradic

#252E5E #5E254A #5E5525 #255E38

square

#252E5E #5E254A #5E5525 #255E38

split-complementary

#252E5E #5E3825 #4A5E25

monochromatic

#090B16 #141932 #252E5E #36438A #4859B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.88

#252E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#252E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252E5E

12.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252E5E	1.00	12.88	1.63	12.88
#FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#173460

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F2F5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#043941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.086 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65668c',
    500: '#252e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252e5e;
$custom-light: #65668c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.526,
    "s": 43.511,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32063,
    "c": 0.08553,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252E5E

secondary

#91874D

accent

#BF55D3

background

#F6F6F8

surface

#EBEBF0

border

#C6C6CB

text

#06050C

muted

#7A7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #252E5E

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

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