#252EBD#252EBD

#252EBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.216 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252EBD
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.4%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.46, 47.12, -74.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.46, 88.23, 302.28°)
OKLab	oklab(41.18% -0.0015 -0.2161)
OKLCH	oklch(41.18% 0.216 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.9221, 6.0202, 48.7206)
Luminance	0.0602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.99

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252EBD #BDB425

analogous

#257ABD #252EBD #6825BD

triadic

#252EBD #BD252E #2EBD25

tetradic

#252EBD #BD257A #BDB425 #25BD68

square

#252EBD #BD257A #BDB425 #25BD68

split-complementary

#252EBD #BD6825 #7ABD25

monochromatic

#111557 #1B228A #252EBD #454EDB #787EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.53

#252EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#252EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252EBD

9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252EBD	1.00	9.53	2.20	9.53
#FFFFFF	9.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.216 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c69d2',
    500: '#252ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ebd;
$custom-light: #7c69d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.447,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41179,
    "c": 0.21609,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252EBD

secondary

#CCC772

accent

#E03EEA

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #252EBD

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

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