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Colour

#2500C5

  • #2500C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2500C5 is a blue with RGB values 37, 0, 197 and HSL 251°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2500C5#2500C5
HEX#2500C5
RGBrgb(37, 0, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0, 0.7725
RGB percentages14.5%, 0%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(251.3, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK81.2%, 100%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,425,029
CSS custom property--colour: #2500C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#DAFF3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0032C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.3Dark blue · ΔE 25.7Blue · ΔE 26.2Navy · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0C500
Analogous#003DC5, #8800C5
Triadic#C52500, #00C525
Split complementary#C58800, #3DC500
Tetradic#C5003D, #A0C500, #00C588

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A692FF
Lighter +30%#7D5FFF
Lighter +20%#542CFF
Lighter +10%#2F00F8
Darker −10%#1B0092
Darker −20%#12005F
Darker −30%#08002C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2500C5
Less saturated −25%#3419AC

Channel breakdown

R37
G0
B197
Red37 (14.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue251.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 00 · B C5

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