Colour

#25256E

#25256E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#25256E is a blue with RGB values 37, 37, 110 and HSL 240°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#25256E

RGBrgb(37, 37, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1451, 0.4314

RGB percentages14.5%, 14.5%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(240, 49.7%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 66.4%, 43.1%)

CMYK66.4%, 66.4%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,434,414

CSS custom property--colour: #25256E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.39:1

Contrast with white13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#DADA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003270no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#002C6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#003745no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1 Indigo · ΔE 29.1 Slate blue · ΔE 32.2 Navy · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E6E25

Analogous#254A6E, #4A256E

Triadic#6E2525, #256E25

Split complementary#6E4A25, #4A6E25

Tetradic#6E254A, #6E6E25, #256E4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8888D7

Lighter +30%#6262CA

Lighter +20%#3F3FBA

Lighter +10%#323294

Darker −10%#181848

Darker −20%#0B0B22

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#131380

Less saturated −25%#37375C

Channel breakdown

R37

G37

B110

Red37 (14.5%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)49.66%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 25 · B 6E

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Colour values

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