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Recognised as Colour

#25265B

  • #25265B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#25265B is a blue with RGB values 37, 38, 91 and HSL 239°, 42%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#25265B#25265B
HEX#25265B
RGBrgb(37, 38, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.149, 0.3569
RGB percentages14.5%, 14.9%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(238.9, 42.2%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 59.3%, 35.7%)
CMYK59.3%, 58.2%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,434,651
CSS custom property--colour: #25265B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.94:1
Contrast with white13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#DAD9A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#062E5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#002A5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#0A323Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.6Midnight blue · ΔE 23Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.4Steel blue · ΔE 40.3Black · ΔE 40.6Indigo · ΔE 40.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B5A25
Analogous#25415B, #3F255B
Triadic#5B2526, #265B25
Split complementary#5B3F25, #415B25
Tetradic#5B2541, #5B5A25, #255B3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8082CC
Lighter +30%#5C5EBD
Lighter +20%#4244A4
Lighter +10%#34357F
Darker −10%#161737
Darker −20%#080812
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15176B
Less saturated −25%#35354B

Channel breakdown

R37
G38
B91
Red37 (14.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue238.89°
Saturation (HSL)42.19%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 26 · B 5B

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