Colour

#252AFF

#252AFF
Blue
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Nearest: Blue

#252AFF is a blue with RGB values 37, 42, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#252AFF#252AFF

HEX#252AFF

RGBrgb(37, 42, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1647, 1

RGB percentages14.5%, 16.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(238.6, 100%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 85.5%, 100%)

CMYK85.5%, 83.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,435,839

CSS custom property--colour: #252AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#DAD500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.8 Medium blue · ΔE 15 Blue violet · ΔE 26.7 Dark violet · ΔE 31.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 41.5 Dark blue · ΔE 43.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFFA25

Analogous#2597FF, #8D25FF

Triadic#FF252A, #2AFF25

Split complementary#FF8D25, #97FF25

Tetradic#FF2597, #FFFA25, #25FF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1F1FF

Lighter +30%#BEBFFF

Lighter +20%#8B8EFF

Lighter +10%#585CFF

Darker −10%#0006F1

Darker −20%#0004BE

Darker −30%#00038B

Darker −40%#000258

More saturated +25%#252AFF

Less saturated −25%#4044E4

Channel breakdown

R37

G42

B255

Red37 (14.5%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue238.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G 2A · B FF

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