#252EA0#252EA0

#252EA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.180 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252EA0
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(236, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(236, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.40, 37.10, -62.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.40, 72.48, 300.79°)
OKLab	oklab(38.09% 0.0027 -0.1802)
OKLCH	oklch(38.09% 0.18 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0829, 4.8845, 33.7677)
Luminance	0.0488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252EA0 #A09725

analogous

#256BA0 #252EA0 #5925A0

triadic

#252EA0 #A0252E #2EA025

tetradic

#252EA0 #A0256B #A09725 #25A059

square

#252EA0 #A0256B #A09725 #25A059

split-complementary

#252EA0 #A05925 #6BA025

monochromatic

#0E113D #1A206E #252EA0 #323ED0 #646DDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.62

#252EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#252EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252EA0

10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252EA0	1.00	10.62	1.98	10.62
#FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0044A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00389E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.180 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7467bd',
    500: '#252ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ea0;
$custom-light: #7467bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.61,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38085,
    "c": 0.18026,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252EA0

secondary

#C1BA60

accent

#DA42E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF7

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #252EA0

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

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