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Recognised as Colour

#252BDD

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

#252BDD is a blue with RGB values 37, 43, 221 and HSL 238°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#252BDD#252BDD
HEX#252BDD
RGBrgb(37, 43, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.1686, 0.8667
RGB percentages14.5%, 16.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(238, 73%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 83.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK83.3%, 80.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,436,061
CSS custom property--colour: #252BDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#DAD422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.8Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.8Dark blue · ΔE 27.7Blue · ΔE 28.3Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD725
Analogous#2587DD, #7B25DD
Triadic#DD252B, #2BDD25
Split complementary#DD7B25, #87DD25
Tetradic#DD2587, #DDD725, #25DD7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D7F9
Lighter +30%#A9ACF2
Lighter +20%#7D81EB
Lighter +10%#5156E4
Darker −10%#1C21B3
Darker −20%#151987
Darker −30%#0E115B
Darker −40%#07092F
More saturated +25%#050EFD
Less saturated −25%#4548BE

Channel breakdown

R37
G43
B221
Red37 (14.5%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue238.04°
Saturation (HSL)73.02%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 25 · G 2B · B DD

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