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Colour

#2525FF

  • #2525FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#2525FF is a blue with RGB values 37, 37, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#2525FF#2525FF
HEX#2525FF
RGBrgb(37, 37, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1451, 1
RGB percentages14.5%, 14.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 85.5%, 100%)
CMYK85.5%, 85.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,434,559
CSS custom property--colour: #2525FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#DADA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.6Medium blue · ΔE 15.6Blue violet · ΔE 27.9Dark violet · ΔE 32.2Dark orchid · ΔE 42.9Dark blue · ΔE 44.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFF25
Analogous#2592FF, #9225FF
Triadic#FF2525, #25FF25
Split complementary#FF9225, #92FF25
Tetradic#FF2592, #FFFF25, #25FF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F1FF
Lighter +30%#BEBEFF
Lighter +20%#8B8BFF
Lighter +10%#5858FF
Darker −10%#0000F1
Darker −20%#0000BE
Darker −30%#00008B
Darker −40%#000058
More saturated +25%#2525FF
Less saturated −25%#4040E4

Channel breakdown

R37
G37
B255
Red37 (14.5%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 25 · B FF

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