#252E85#252E85

#252E85 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.144 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252E85
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 133)
HSL	hsl(234, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(234, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.2%, 65.4%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.80, 27.21, -49.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.80, 56.82, 298.61°)
OKLab	oklab(35.41% 0.0053 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(35.41% 0.144 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.9722, 4.0402, 22.6508)
Luminance	0.0404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252E85 #857C25

analogous

#255E85 #252E85 #4C2585

triadic

#252E85 #85252E #2E8525

tetradic

#252E85 #85255E #857C25 #25854C

square

#252E85 #85255E #857C25 #25854C

split-complementary

#252E85 #854C25 #5E8525

monochromatic

#0A0D25 #181D55 #252E85 #323FB5 #5560D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.61

#252E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#252E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252E85

11.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252E85	1.00	11.61	1.81	11.61
#FFFFFF	11.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003483

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.144 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e66a9',
    500: '#252e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252e85;
$custom-light: #6e66a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.375,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35405,
    "c": 0.14412,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252E85

secondary

#B4AB52

accent

#D248E0

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #252E85

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

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