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Recognised as Colour

#25275E

  • #25275E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#25275E is a blue with RGB values 37, 39, 94 and HSL 238°, 44%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#25275E#25275E
HEX#25275E
RGBrgb(37, 39, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1529, 0.3686
RGB percentages14.5%, 15.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(237.9, 43.5%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 60.6%, 36.9%)
CMYK60.6%, 58.5%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,434,910
CSS custom property--colour: #25275E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#DAD8A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#043060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#05343Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Midnight blue · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4Indigo · ΔE 39.8Steel blue · ΔE 40.1Slate blue · ΔE 40.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E5C25
Analogous#25445E, #3F255E
Triadic#5E2527, #275E25
Split complementary#5E4025, #445E25
Tetradic#5E2544, #5E5C25, #255E40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8184CE
Lighter +30%#5D60BF
Lighter +20%#4245A7
Lighter +10%#333683
Darker −10%#171839
Darker −20%#080915
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#15186E
Less saturated −25%#35364E

Channel breakdown

R37
G39
B94
Red37 (14.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue237.89°
Saturation (HSL)43.51%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 27 · B 5E

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