Recognised as Colour

#25014C

#25014C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#25014C is a violet with RGB values 37, 1, 76 and HSL 269°, 97%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#25014C

RGBrgb(37, 1, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.0039, 0.298

RGB percentages14.5%, 0.4%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(268.8, 97.4%, 15.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 98.7%, 29.8%)

CMYK51.3%, 98.7%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,425,164

CSS custom property--colour: #25014C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.69:1

Contrast with white17.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#DAFEB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00194Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#00174Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#1A1929no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Indigo · ΔE 26.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6 Navy · ΔE 30.4 Purple · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#284C01

Analogous#01034C, #4A014C

Triadic#4C2501, #014C25

Split complementary#4C4B01, #024C01

Tetradic#4C0103, #284C01, #014C4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#881DFC

Lighter +30%#6F03E3

Lighter +20%#5602B1

Lighter +10%#3E027E

Darker −10%#0C001A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#25004D

Less saturated −25%#250B42

Channel breakdown

R37

B76

Red37 (14.5%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue268.8°

Saturation (HSL)97.4%

Lightness15.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 01 · B 4C

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