Recognised as Colour
#252AA2
- #252AA2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#252AA2 is a blue with RGB values 37, 42, 162 and HSL 238°, 63%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#252AA2#252AA2
HEX#252AA2
RGBrgb(37, 42, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1647, 0.6353
RGB percentages14.5%, 16.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(237.6, 62.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 77.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK77.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,435,746
CSS custom property--colour: #252AA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#DAD55D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A29D25
Analogous#2568A2, #5F25A2
Triadic#A2252A, #2AA225
Split complementary#A25F25, #68A225
Tetradic#A22569, #A29D25, #25A25F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R37
G42
B162
Red37 (14.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue237.6°
Saturation (HSL)62.81%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2A · B A2
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