#252E84#252E84

#252E84 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.143 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252E84
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 132)
HSL	hsl(234, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(234, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 65.2%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.71, 26.83, -49.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.71, 56.22, 298.51°)
OKLab	oklab(35.31% 0.0053 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(35.31% 0.143 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.9034, 4.0127, 22.2887)
Luminance	0.0401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252E84 #847B25

analogous

#255D84 #252E84 #4B2584

triadic

#252E84 #84252E #2E8425

tetradic

#252E84 #84255D #847B25 #25844B

square

#252E84 #84255D #847B25 #25844B

split-complementary

#252E84 #844B25 #5D8425

monochromatic

#0A0D24 #181D54 #252E84 #323FB4 #5460CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.65

#252E84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#252E84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252E84

11.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252E84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252E84	1.00	11.65	1.80	11.65
#FFFFFF	11.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003482

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252e84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.143 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d66a9',
    500: '#252e84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252e84;
$custom-light: #6d66a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252e84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.316,
    "s": 56.213,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3531,
    "c": 0.14272,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252E84

secondary

#B3AA51

accent

#D148E0

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #252E84

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

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