Recognised as Colour

#25202A

#25202A
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#25202A is a violet with RGB values 37, 32, 42 and HSL 270°, 14%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#25202A

RGBrgb(37, 32, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1255, 0.1647

RGB percentages14.5%, 12.5%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(270, 13.5%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 23.8%, 16.5%)

CMYK11.9%, 23.8%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,433,066

CSS custom property--colour: #25202A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.92:1

Contrast with white15.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#DADFD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E222Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F222Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#242123no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.6 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1 Slate grey · ΔE 40.5 Gray · ΔE 41.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 43.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#252A20

Analogous#20202A, #2A202A

Triadic#2A2520, #202A25

Split complementary#2A2A20, #202A20

Tetradic#2A2020, #252A20, #202A2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8B7B9B

Lighter +30%#726281

Lighter +20%#584C64

Lighter +10%#3F3647

Darker −10%#0B0A0D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#251733

Less saturated −25%#252525

Channel breakdown

R37

G32

B42

Red37 (14.5%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)13.51%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 20 · B 2A

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