#252EAF#252EAF

#252EAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.199 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252EAF
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 175)
HSL	hsl(236, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(236, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.96, 42.37, -68.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.96, 80.76, 301.64°)
OKLab	oklab(39.66% 0.0007 -0.1991)
OKLCH	oklch(39.66% 0.199 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4752, 5.4414, 41.1000)
Luminance	0.0544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252EAF #AFA625

analogous

#2573AF #252EAF #6125AF

triadic

#252EAF #AF252E #2EAF25

tetradic

#252EAF #AF2573 #AFA625 #25AF61

square

#252EAF #AF2573 #AFA625 #25AF61

split-complementary

#252EAF #AF6125 #73AF25

monochromatic

#10134A #1A217C #252EAF #3C46D6 #6E76E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.06

#252EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#252EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252EAF

10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252EAF	1.00	10.06	2.09	10.06
#FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.199 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7868c8',
    500: '#252eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252eaf;
$custom-light: #7868c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.087,
    "s": 65.094,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39663,
    "c": 0.19913,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252EAF

secondary

#C7C169

accent

#DD40E8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #252EAF

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

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