Recognised as Colour
#250CA6
- #250CA6
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#250CA6 is a blue with RGB values 37, 12, 166 and HSL 250°, 87%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#250CA6#250CA6
HEX#250CA6
RGBrgb(37, 12, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.0471, 0.651
RGB percentages14.5%, 4.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(249.7, 86.5%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 92.8%, 65.1%)
CMYK77.7%, 92.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,428,070
CSS custom property--colour: #250CA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#DAF359
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DA60C
Analogous#0C40A6, #720CA6
Triadic#A6250C, #0CA625
Split complementary#A6720C, #40A60C
Tetradic#A60C40, #8DA60C, #0CA672
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G12
B166
Red37 (14.5%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue249.74°
Saturation (HSL)86.52%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 0C · B A6
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