#252EC4#252EC4

#252EC4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.224 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252EC4
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 196)
HSL	hsl(237, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 76.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.23, 49.44, -77.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.23, 91.87, 302.56°)
OKLab	oklab(41.95% -0.0026 -0.2243)
OKLCH	oklch(41.95% 0.224 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.7003, 6.3315, 52.8193)
Luminance	0.0633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.61

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252EC4 #C4BB25

analogous

#257DC4 #252EC4 #6B25C4

triadic

#252EC4 #C4252E #2EC425

tetradic

#252EC4 #C4257D #C4BB25 #25C46B

square

#252EC4 #C4257D #C4BB25 #25C46B

split-complementary

#252EC4 #C46B25 #7DC425

monochromatic

#12165D #1B2291 #252EC4 #4952DD #7D83E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.26

#252EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#252EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252EC4

9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252EC4	1.00	9.26	2.27	9.26
#FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.224 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e69d7',
    500: '#252ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ec4;
$custom-light: #7e69d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.604,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4195,
    "c": 0.22434,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252EC4

secondary

#CFCA76

accent

#E13DEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #252EC4

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

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