Recognised as Colour
#251FAE
- #251FAE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#251FAE is a blue with RGB values 37, 31, 174 and HSL 243°, 70%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#251FAE#251FAE
HEX#251FAE
RGBrgb(37, 31, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1216, 0.6824
RGB percentages14.5%, 12.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(242.5, 69.8%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 82.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK78.7%, 82.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,432,942
CSS custom property--colour: #251FAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.5 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 black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#DAE051
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8AE1F
Analogous#1F61AE, #6C1FAE
Triadic#AE251F, #1FAE25
Split complementary#AE6C1F, #61AE1F
Tetradic#AE1F61, #A8AE1F, #1FAE6C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G31
B174
Red37 (14.5%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue242.52°
Saturation (HSL)69.76%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 1F · B AE
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