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Recognised as Colour

#252AC9

  • #252AC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#252AC9 is a blue with RGB values 37, 42, 201 and HSL 238°, 69%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#252AC9#252AC9
HEX#252AC9
RGBrgb(37, 42, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1647, 0.7882
RGB percentages14.5%, 16.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(238.2, 68.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 81.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK81.6%, 79.1%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,435,785
CSS custom property--colour: #252AC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#DAD536

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.5Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Navy · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C425
Analogous#257CC9, #7225C9
Triadic#C9252A, #2AC925
Split complementary#C97225, #7CC925
Tetradic#C9257C, #C9C425, #25C972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6C7F4
Lighter +30%#9B9DEC
Lighter +20%#6F73E5
Lighter +10%#4449DD
Darker −10%#1D219E
Darker −20%#151873
Darker −30%#0D0F48
Darker −40%#05061D
More saturated +25%#070EE7
Less saturated −25%#4346AB

Channel breakdown

R37
G42
B201
Red37 (14.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue238.17°
Saturation (HSL)68.91%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2A · B C9

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