#252EA2#252EA2

#252EA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.183 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252EA2
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(236, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(236, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.61, 37.82, -63.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.61, 73.61, 300.92°)
OKLab	oklab(38.29% 0.0025 -0.1828)
OKLCH	oklch(38.29% 0.183 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.2593, 4.9550, 34.6965)
Luminance	0.0496 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252EA2 #A29925

analogous

#256DA2 #252EA2 #5B25A2

triadic

#252EA2 #A2252E #2EA225

tetradic

#252EA2 #A2256D #A29925 #25A25B

square

#252EA2 #A2256D #A29925 #25A25B

split-complementary

#252EA2 #A25B25 #6DA225

monochromatic

#0E123E #1A2070 #252EA2 #343FD1 #656EDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.55

#252EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#252EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252EA2

10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252EA2	1.00	10.55	1.99	10.55
#FFFFFF	10.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.183 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7567bf',
    500: '#252ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ea2;
$custom-light: #7567bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.68,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38293,
    "c": 0.18283,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252EA2

secondary

#C2BB61

accent

#DA42E6

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF7

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #252EA2

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

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