Recognised as Colour
#251E9A
- #251E9A
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#251E9A is a blue with RGB values 37, 30, 154 and HSL 243°, 67%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#251E9A#251E9A
HEX#251E9A
RGBrgb(37, 30, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1176, 0.6039
RGB percentages14.5%, 11.8%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(243.4, 67.4%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.4, 80.5%, 60.4%)
CMYK76%, 80.5%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,432,666
CSS custom property--colour: #251E9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03655WCAG 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 12.13:1
Contrast with white12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#DAE165
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#939A1E
Analogous#1E559A, #631E9A
Triadic#9A251E, #1E9A25
Split complementary#9A631E, #559A1E
Tetradic#9A1E55, #939A1E, #1E9A63
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G30
B154
Red37 (14.5%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue243.39°
Saturation (HSL)67.39%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 1E · B 9A
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