#252EC6#252EC6

#252EC6 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.227 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252EC6
RGB	rgb(37, 46, 198)
HSL	hsl(237, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 76.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.46, 50.10, -78.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.46, 92.91, 302.63°)
OKLab	oklab(42.17% -0.0029 -0.2267)
OKLCH	oklch(42.17% 0.227 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9295, 6.4231, 54.0262)
Luminance	0.0643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252EC6 #C6BD25

analogous

#257EC6 #252EC6 #6C25C6

triadic

#252EC6 #C6252E #2EC625

tetradic

#252EC6 #C6257E #C6BD25 #25C66C

square

#252EC6 #C6257E #C6BD25 #25C66C

split-complementary

#252EC6 #C66C25 #7EC625

monochromatic

#12165F #1B2292 #252EC6 #4B53DD #7E84E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.19

#252EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#252EC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252EC6

9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252EC6	1.00	9.19	2.29	9.19
#FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 46, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.227 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e69d9',
    500: '#252ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252ec6;
$custom-light: #7e69d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.646,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42172,
    "c": 0.22669,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252EC6

secondary

#CFCA77

accent

#E23CEB

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #252EC6

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

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