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Recognised as Colour

#2525CE

  • #2525CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2525CE is a blue with RGB values 37, 37, 206 and HSL 240°, 70%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2525CE#2525CE
HEX#2525CE
RGBrgb(37, 37, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1451, 0.8078
RGB percentages14.5%, 14.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(240, 69.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 82%, 80.8%)
CMYK82%, 82%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,434,510
CSS custom property--colour: #2525CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#DADA31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.5Navy · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECE25
Analogous#257ACE, #7A25CE
Triadic#CE2525, #25CE25
Split complementary#CE7A25, #7ACE25
Tetradic#CE257A, #CECE25, #25CE7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACAF5
Lighter +30%#9E9EEE
Lighter +20%#7373E6
Lighter +10%#4848DE
Darker −10%#1D1DA3
Darker −20%#151578
Darker −30%#0E0E4C
Darker −40%#060621
More saturated +25%#0707EC
Less saturated −25%#4343B0

Channel breakdown

R37
G37
B206
Red37 (14.5%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)69.55%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 25 · B CE

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