#252E72#252E72

#252E72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.117 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252E72
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 114)
HSL	hsl(233, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(233, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.5%, 59.6%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.17, 20.00, -40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.17, 45.17, 296.28°)
OKLab	oklab(33.68% 0.0056 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(33.68% 0.117 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.7762, 3.5618, 16.3521)
Luminance	0.0356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252E72 #726925

analogous

#255572 #252E72 #432572

triadic

#252E72 #72252E #2E7225

tetradic

#252E72 #722555 #726925 #257243

square

#252E72 #722555 #726925 #257243

split-complementary

#252E72 #724325 #557225

monochromatic

#070917 #161B44 #252E72 #3441A0 #4C5AC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.26

#252E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#252E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252E72

12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252E72	1.00	12.26	1.71	12.26
#FFFFFF	12.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003974

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003271

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003E4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.117 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69669b',
    500: '#252e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252e72;
$custom-light: #69669b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.987,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33682,
    "c": 0.11663,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252E72

secondary

#A59B4E

accent

#CA4DDA

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#EBEBF2

border

#C6C6CC

text

#07060E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #252E72

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

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