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Recognised as Colour

#252A70

  • #252A70
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#252A70 is a blue with RGB values 37, 42, 112 and HSL 236°, 50%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#252A70#252A70
HEX#252A70
RGBrgb(37, 42, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1647, 0.4392
RGB percentages14.5%, 16.5%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(236, 50.3%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 67%, 43.9%)
CMYK67%, 62.5%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,435,696
CSS custom property--colour: #252A70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#DAD58F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003672no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#003B48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.7Midnight blue · ΔE 13.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Indigo · ΔE 32Slate blue · ΔE 32.6Navy · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#706B25
Analogous#255070, #462570
Triadic#70252A, #2A7025
Split complementary#704625, #507025
Tetradic#70254F, #706B25, #257045

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#898ED8
Lighter +30%#636ACB
Lighter +20%#3E47BD
Lighter +10%#323896
Darker −10%#181C4A
Darker −20%#0C0D23
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#121A83
Less saturated −25%#383A5D

Channel breakdown

R37
G42
B112
Red37 (14.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue236°
Saturation (HSL)50.34%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2A · B 70

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